Col. Tara Osborn, the judge in the trial of US vs. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, is standing firm in her ruling of June 14th that Hasan’s request to present a defense based on, “defense of others,” is not valid. Judge Osborn revealed today that after her ruling last week, Hasan filed a “supplemental” brief in [...]

The number of government scandals surrounding the Obama administration has begun to raise serious questions of trust, credibility and competence. From the failure to provide proper security in the Benghazi tragedy to the more recent government seizure of private telephone records (AP, Fox News), the secret NSA electronic surveillance program (telephone, internet) and the IRS [...]

Johann Strauss is somewhat unique among the great composers. The form he adopted and stuck with produced a special kind of music that appealed to audiences like that of no other classical composer. Although he did not invent the waltz, he developed it into a style and to a level of perfection that his name [...]

“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax– Of cabbages–and kings”—Lewis Carroll Just a year ago, portrait artist Everett Raymond Kinstler was honored by the Norman Rockwell Museum with an exhibition featuring his life’s work. The exhibit included many of his beginning works as an illustrator for [...]

At last—a judge who is literally saying, “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore.” Colonel Tara Osborn, the judge in the case of U.S. vs. Maj. Nidal M. Hasan has declared that “the defense of others defense” fails as a matter of law. Without using the word “frivolous” she [...]

Yikes, that was fast! On June 3rd, Knicks veteran point guard Jason Kidd called it a career after 19 fast-breaking and quick-shooting seasons. On June 12th, he was hired as Head Coach of the Brooklyn Nets, just two days after his intense discussions began with management. For fans of pro basketball, let alone of Brooklyn’s [...]

James J. McGillan, Chairman, CEO and co-founder of The Voice of North Carolina, Ltd. slipped quietly into eternity at 3:00 a.m. on June 8, 2013 following an extended illness. He was a former trial lawyer, who practiced law in Washington, DC for more than 35 years. In addition to his law practice, he co-founded two [...]

Readers of my work are familiar with my strong admiration for Harry S. Truman, and of the many stories of my personal relationship with him. In recent years, I have been honored with the opportunity to lecture before many groups, institutions and colleges—from the Y’s Men of Westport, Connecticut, to the Radio Enthusiasts of Puget [...]