Guest Commentator
BC Guest Commentator G. Whisper Stone is an independent scholar, formerly known as Jennifer Van Bergen. She is the author of “Malice: Thomas Jefferson’s Conspiracy to Destroy Aaron Burr” (2019). Under her former name, she published (2001-2010) many ground-breaking investigative reports and legal commentary for such online sites as Findlaw, Raw Story, TruthOut, TomPaine.com, and Counterpunch. She was the first to write about the PATRIOT Act, indefinite detentions, and the Unitary Executive doctrine, among other notable topics.
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
The question about sex scandals and Republicans seems like a pretty straightforward question but sex is never simple.
So DeSantis and Abbott fly 50 immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard. It’s shocking. It’s outrageous. It’s misuse of public funds and it’s probably illegal in a bunch…
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
The author of the Declaration of Independence wanted complete independence and absolute power to decide for himself what was in the public interest,
The issues raised by Trump’s retention of presidential documents (“It’s not theirs, it’s mine”) – state secrets, executive privilege, and national security – are not new…
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