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No Pardon for Snowden
Edward Snowden has a suggestion for President Obama: “pardon me.” The Presidential Pardon is a prerogative that can be exercised at any time, but is especially favored by Oval Office holders in the last days of their Administration. It is an extraordinarily powerful executive privilege: their is no judicial review, no Congressional oversight, no possibility […]
Entrevista con Jordi Sànchez i Picanyol, Presidente de la Assemblea Nacional Catalana
Common Sense tuvo la oportunidad de entrevistar a Jordi Sànchez i Picanyol, el Presidente de la Assemblea Nacional Catalana, una organización cívica dedicada a la promoción de la lengua y cultura catalana junto con la independencia de España. El Sr. Sànchez i Picanyol fue elegido en sustitución a la Sra. Carme Forcadell i Lluis cuando […]
Interview with Jordi Sànchez i Picanyol, President of the Catalan National Assembly
Common Sense had the opportunity to interview Mr. Jordi Sànchez i Picanyol, President of the Catalan National Assembly, which is a civic organization based in Barcelona and dedicated to promoting Catalan language, culture and Independence from Spain. Mr. Sànchez i Picanyol became the leader of the assembly after the former leader, Carme Forcadell i Lluis, […]
Gun Violence: It’s About Handguns, Not Assault Rifles
The most recent mass killing in Orlando poured more fuel on the fire of gun control debate. Omar Mateen’s attack resulted in 49 deaths and additional 53 injuries, making it the worst terrorist attacks on American soil since 9/11. Regardless of the complicated plot threads surrounding the murderous affray – with Mateen apparently being a […]
Repeal FATCA
The number of Americans renouncing their citizenship while residing overseas has increased dramatically in the past few years, according to the Department of the Treasury. The source is the Federal Register, which reports quarterly on expatriations as required by law. From an average of less than 1,000 per year the rate of expatriation has tripled […]
Did the US Abandon the New Syrian Army at Al Bukamal?
On the 28th of June, elements of the rebel force called the New Syrian Army executed a highly ambitious attack to seize the key border town of Al Bukamal. The town sits astride Highway 4[1], the Euphrates River and is only 6 kilometers from the Iraqi border and the town of Al Qa’im. It is […]
This is Not My America
On July 5th in Baton Rouge, police responded to a call from a homeless man regarding an armed man who had allegedly threatened him with a gun. The man was Alton Sterling, who was selling CD’s on the street curb. Bystanders filmed what happened next on their mobile phones. Two officers arrived and the situation […]
Erdogan’s Apology: Cui Prodest?
Word leaked early this week of a potential shift in Turkey’s relations with Russia, with President Erdogan writing a letter of condolence to the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the family of slain pilot Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Peshkov. He expressed his regret over the incident and his hope that “we may be forgiven.” The Turkish […]
Incorrigible Spain
Spain held a second national election on Sunday, just six months after a December result that returned a fragmented and ungovernable Parliament. The current result has been a clear victory for the ruling Partido Popular and a vindication of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who had been under increasing fire from right and left for his […]
Brexit: Day Three
Our first full weekend after Brexit has ended and, shockingly, Great Britain has not tumbled off into space. There has been financial turmoil, with sterling taking a beating and the FTSE falling substantially. Some European markets did even worse, especially the Spanish IBEX that had its worst day in history. Yet all this bloodletting on […]
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- Ozymandias: Part One November 10, 2016
- Reflecting on the Second Amendment on November 9th November 9, 2016
- America, Rise Up November 7, 2016
- The Road to Revolution November 4, 2016
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