In 2001, my book, Twentynine Palms, about death near a California Marine base, exposed class and sexual violence in a military town. Some things are better now, many are not.
Harvey Weinstein
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Mystery of the Joan Little Case
A Black woman claimed self-defense after killing her jailer. Her 1975 high-profile trial shook the American South, and a recent documentary highlights eternal questions about juries and public pressure.
Posted inBooks
Alan Dershowitz: Trump Can Serve a Third Term
The famous author and law professor argues that the president isn’t prevented from serving a third term. This former Dershowitz admirer begs to differ.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Gavin Newsom’s Next Act
Fresh off a big reelection victory, the California governor won’t run for president, but a world of being a happy, trolling warrior awaits him.
Posted inMagazine
A Woman’s Right to Not Be in the News
Privacy law has traditionally helped powerful men at the expense of vulnerable women. Can it be recast?
Posted inFeatured, Politics
Get Rid of Non-Disclosure Agreements
NDAs have become the legal workaround for rich people like Donald Trump to prevent exposure of their potential misdeeds.
Posted inPolitical Animal
No One’s Out to Get Al Franken
So, can we finally knock it off with suggestions that Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) was the victim of a right-wing hit job? If Franken legitimately believed that the allegations against him were either completely fictional or somewhat exaggerated, he would have immediately said so. It beggars belief that Franken, who went through legal hell in […]
Posted inFeatured, Politics
Donald Trump Embodies the Worst of Moral Relativity
It may seem outrageous that so many are willing to overlook Trump’s lechery, but he’s not subject to the same moral standards as the average politician.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Hollywood and Evangelicals Respond to Sexual Harassment/Assault
Why one group believes the victims and holds perpetrators accountable, while the other simply offers excuses.
Posted inPolitical Animal
George H.W. Bush and Clarence Thomas: Two Dudes with Bad Attitudes
Bush’s nomination of Thomas sent a clear signal to the Harvey Weinsteins of the world that sexual harassers face few punitive consequences.
