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Dr. John Calvin Jones, PhD, JD

BC Columnist Dr John Calvin Jones, PhD, JD, has a law degree and a PhD in Political Science. His Website is virtualcitizens.com. Click here to contact Dr. Jones.

11 pieces

Commentary

A Jones For Justice: Enslaving Hearts and Minds

By Dr. John Calvin Jones, PhD, JD Columnist

Shocking and Awful A few weeks ago, while the Bush administration was fending off death due to another of its thousand cuts, the good soldier, General Peter Pace, made a public comment about homosexuality in general and homosexuals serving in the military in particular. During an interview, after analogizing homosexuality to adultery (i.e. a sexual…

Shocking and Awful A few weeks ago, while the Bush administration was fending off death due to another of its thousand cuts, the good soldier, General…

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Commentary

Think Piece: The War on Drugs is Still Unconstitutional

By Dr. John Calvin Jones, PhD, JD Columnist

Legal Training, Legal Mind When I was in law school, professors always extolled the virtues of “thinking like a lawyer.” What they meant by that, in the abstract, was that one develops the capacity to be able to argue either side of an issue. As part of a mere academic exercise, designed to prepare one…

Legal Training, Legal Mind When I was in law school, professors always extolled the virtues of “thinking like a lawyer.” What they meant by that, in…

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