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December 2019

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on December 26, 2019 11 Comments
Australia has blasted the International Criminal Court (ICC) for launching an investigation against Israel. Rejecting the decision by the Hague-based tribunal to target the Jewish State over alleged 'war crimes,' Australia's Foreign Ministry questioned the legitimacy of the ICC probe against Israel. "Australia's position is clear — we do not recognize a so-called ‘State of Palestine’ and we do not recognize that there is such a State Party to the ICC’s Rome Statute,"said the ministry's spokesperson.

Posted by Jared Samilow on December 25, 2019 11 Comments
Appointing conservative judges is the one objective that unites the Republican Party. It is one of the few things the Senate can do without the House. And it is something that immediately impacts public policy because, during times of divided government, many political fights end up being resolved judicially.

Posted by New Neo on December 25, 2019 23 Comments
I've noticed that many of the articles and opinion columns in the mainstream media about impeaching Trump include the idea that now he must bear the permanent mark of having been one of the few presidents in our history who have been impeached (see this as well as this, for example). In other words, they feel that impeachment causes Trump to wear a shameful and symbolic scarlet "I" for all time.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 25, 2019 35 Comments
Unless Kim Jung Un launches a balllistic missile or does something else dramatic today, it's likely to be a slow news day. So use this post to wish each other well, argue, or post things of interest in the comments. As long as you keep it clean, there is nothing "off topic."
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