All posts by Chuck Fager

Supreme Book Sales & Megadonors: What Some Justices Do On Their Summer Vacations

AP News: Book sales, a lure for money and more takeaways from the AP investigation into Supreme Court ethics By ERIC TUCKER — July 11, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — In a monthslong inquiry, which included reviewing tens of thousands of pages of documents from more than 100 public records requests, The Associated Press has examined … Continue reading Supreme Book Sales & Megadonors: What Some Justices Do On Their Summer Vacations →

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NATO from “Brain-Dead” to Bigger & Back On A Roll?

Gwynne Dyer — July 10, 2023 When NATO held its annual summit in Brussels two years ago, all 31 presidents and prime ministers of the alliance’s member states dutifully showed up, but their hearts weren’t really in it. France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, had publicly declared NATO “brain dead” in 2019, and nobody could find a … Continue reading NATO from “Brain-Dead” to Bigger & Back On A Roll? →

Surveying the Damage: Counting the Cost of a Corrupted Court

Cluster Bombs to Ukraine? They Say No.

Here’s why supplying Ukraine with cluster munitions would be a terrible mistake Opinion by Patrick Leahy and Jeff Merkley Patrick Leahy, a Democrat, is a former U.S. senator from Vermont. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, is a U.S. senator from Oregon who serves on the Foreign Relations Committee. A few weeks after the Kremlin launched its … Continue reading Cluster Bombs to Ukraine? They Say No. →