Edwin Yamauchi : "Without question Babylon, the capital city of Hammurabi (18th cent. B.C.) and of Nebuchadnezzar (6th cent. B.C.), which appears prominently in both the Old Testament and in...
Professional Commentary
Gary Biller : "The National Motorists Association (NMA) opposes roadblocks and/or checkpoints with only one exception: when motorists need to be warned about unseen peril ahead, such as a collapsed bridge or washed-out roadway. Currently, roadblocks...
Elizabeth Hicks : "The decision of the Court of Appeal shows that the Courts are now more likely to agree that a pre-marital contract should be...
Allen St. Pierre : "Despite the glamorization on the hit Showtime series "Weeds," flashy documentaries on CNBC delving into the business side of California's multi-billion dollar annual cannabis industry derived...
Bill Piper and Ethan Nadelmann : "US Attorney General Eric Holder's recent call for eliminating the crack/powder cocaine sentencing disparity and reforming mandatory minimum sentencing is a welcome development that reflects...
Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam : "More than two weeks have passed since Iranians came on the street protesting against what they believed was an election fraud. The protests were cracked down by the pro-regime security forces and Basidj militia....
Marc Mauer : "Attorney General Eric Holder's call this week for Congress to finally eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine "this year" was the most high-profile indication of the Administration's support for...
Robert Applebaum : "The US Supreme Court has recently granted certiorari to United Student Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa, agreeing to consider whether student loans may be discharged in bankruptcy under the limited circumstances wherein the...
Bahukutumbi Raman : "Even before the Mumbai terrorist attack of November, 2008, India had been repeatedly demanding the arrest and handing over to India by Pakistan of...
Jesse Stout : "When the Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Act became law in January 2006, seriously ill patients started calling the Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition (RIPAC) to ask, "Where do I...
