Brief #40—Economics
By Samuel C. O’Brient
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Major U.S. Government Climate Assessment Ignored by U.S Government
Political controversy erupted this last black Friday, a day normally reserved for nonpolitical pursuits, such as bargain hunting and post-Thanksgiving family therapy.
Facebook & Cambridge Analytica Scandals, New Russia Sanctions, Mueller & Manafort Updates
With each week seeming to bring ever more drama to the White House and Russia investigations, recent news has brought no respite.
Gun Restrictions; Will Banning Bump Stocks Be Enough?; National Protest Action
On March 23, 2018, the United States Department of Justice proposed a new Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives regulation that would effectively ban “bump stocks.” Bump stocks are add on gun components that when attached to a semi – automatic gun permits the weapon to harness the gun’s recoil energy after firing one shot or one pull of the gun’s trigger.
Will Raising Minimum Age To Purchase Guns to Twenty – One Make A Difference?
On February 14, 2018, a school shooter opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida and killed seventeen people. The accused gunman, nineteen – year old Nikolas Cruz, was taken into custody and is awaiting trial. After the shooting numerous companies took action to distance…
White House V. Justice Department
The past month has been incredibly tumultuous for both the DoJ and FBI, who have long been criticized and antagonized by the president, and have more recently aroused conservative outrage over a highly divisive memo accusing top Justice Department officials of surveillance misconduct. The memo, commissioned by controversial…
White House Proposal for Dreamer Path to Citizenship Comes with Some Caveats
On Thursday, January 25, The Washington Post reported that the White House is proposing a path to citizenship for an estimated 1.8 million Dreamers (DACA recipients). In exchange for sparing young undocumented immigrants the hardships of deportation, the proposal calls for a $25 billion trust fund for a border wall and additional…
Manafort’s Troubles, Facebook’s Information, Trump Legal Discord, Senate Struggles with Special Counsel
The past week has seen a flurry of activity–or at least revelatory media reports–in almost all of the federal and congressional investigations into Russia and President Trump. Most notable have been a new wave of reports on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who has long been a central subject of the Russia…