Douglas R. Burgess has an excellent essay on why terrorists should be treated as pirates under international law. He draws several insightful parallels between both independent and state sponsored piracy and terrorism. Though this argument is not a new one, this is perhaps the best analysis I have seen for this position.
Of course, this would [...]
Things have been very hectic, so I haven’t had any time to complete any lengthy posts; however, the daily outrages against our fragile democracy continue unabated. On Tuesday, Judge Yuri Hofmann dismissed a lawsuit brought by California voters who contested the recent special election in the 50th district. Judge Hofmann dismissed the lawsuit on the [...]
