Introduction This analysis is a legal analysis of four court cases, two having to do with the allowing or disallowing the handling of forensic evidence, and two allowing or disallowing the handling of testimonial evidence. The purpose of this analysis is to give the facts of these cases, describe the…

What is fracking? Fracking is the process of drilling down into rock face where oil and natural gas deposits are trapped below. Once a suitable depth has been reached, a mixture of sand, water, thickening agents, and chemicals are pumped into the rock to fracture it. This is why the…

Character Background Lisbeth Salander is a forensic investigator for a private security company, Milton Security, in Sweden. A ward of the state, Lisbeth was removed from her home as a young girl and institutionalized after she tried to set her father on fire, hence the title of the film. Lisbeth…

Ganor defines the difference between terrorism and guerilla warfare as: “The aims of terrorism and guerrilla warfare may well be identical; but they are distinguished from each other by the targets of their operations. The guerrilla fighter’s targets are military ones, while the terrorist deliberately targets civilians. By this definition…

Originally written November 19th, 2017. Last night I saw “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”. I was looking forward to this film because it was directed by Luc Besson, who had directed “The Fifth Element”, a film close to my heart. So I was excited, and many were…

I had an interesting conversation with a former friend some time ago. I know that sometimes I can be hard to talk to. We got to talking about many things, but one of them I found most interesting: the viability of an “actual” revolution, as in a war, in the…

The original purpose of libertarian thought (not the American variety) was to advocate for the rights of people within a monarchical system that didn’t value them. Basic attempts to establish rights through treaties such as Magna Carta were focused on establishing voting and property rights against the monopolistic powers of…

Originally written April 13th, 2019. At 6 pm, April 13th, 2019, I attended the vigil for Abraham Arellano, a Hispanic man who was killed by a Frederick County Sheriff’s deputy in what police are calling a “suicide by cop”. Much has already been written about Abraham, how he made…

On March 18th, 2019, a meeting was held at Dublin Roasters Coffee for Standing Up for Racial Justice. SURJ Frederick was established following the inauguration of President Trump, who has been widely criticized for racist comments and policies. SURJ focuses on combating white supremacy, and pushing for racial justice. Local…