<p><em>"It is the jurist's responsibility (rather than an irresponsible intervention) to identify and describe constitutional questions from the perspective of a democratic and legal theorist."</em><br />&
<p>The East Timor Guide Post published an English translation of a media report dated 17 July 2018 by Suara Timor Lorosa'e on political circumstances in East Timor that bears some closer scrutiny.</p><p>There follows the text of
<p>To be a good digital citizen you have to be nice,caring,and respectful.</p>
<p>To be a good digital citizen you have to be nice,caring,and respectful.</p>
<p>Rafsanjani dies at age 82</p><p>Rafsanjani died and one of the two pillars of the Iranian mullahs' regime crumbled.</p><p>With the death of Rafsanjani, one of the pillars of the religious fascism ruling Iran and th
Voice of Iran Homeless Iranians live in unused graves Tehran; Images of homeless living in graves shock Iran Tehran, Asia One, Dec. 27, 2016 - Images of homeless drug addicts living in empty graves just outside the Iranian capital have deeply shocked the
Voice of Iran The sample of women political prisoner in Kerman Prison in Iran. Kerman central prison intelligence forces attacked a common cell of women political prisoners Afsaneh Bayazid and Hagar Piri .and with insults and profanity to2 prisoners. They
Student Day on 6 December 2016 Voice of Itan Nationwide Protests in Student Day In many cities the Iranian regime obstructed ceremonies related to the Student Day upon various pretexts. Fearful of student protests, the Iranian regime has stationed suppres
Voice of #Iran Cultural pensioners gathered outside the parliament of #Iran This morning several hundred people and retired teachers came to Tehran and gathered from across the country front of Parliament. The rally which started at ten in the morning. Re
Voice of Iran Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company. Now drivers gathered in the terminal Fayas for their right. Police are dispersing the drivers. Anti-riot units Have beaten deriver from Fayas terminal section and evicted from the syste
A group of college students in Iran's Khuzestan Province, supporters of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2016: 'Hail to the 48,000 college students who have lost their lives for the new Iran
Yesterday, [The Intercept](https://theintercept.com/) published a declassified "catalogue" of government signals intelligence equipment. Signals Intelligence is any type of intel gathered from electronic devices or internet sources. [Edward Snow
Maybe we need more armed civilians, or maybe we need more stringent gun laws. These are examples of two polar opposite views represented by two polar opposite political ideologies. Admittedly, with each new shooting on the news, I feel a little more extre
Chris Christie recently made an emotional plea to America to begin handling it's drug problem differently. The video has gone viral with over 5 million views. Christie details how addiction has impacted his loved ones and urges other to change their p
From the highest levels of government to the deep dark corners inside a state-run institution, child sex abuse has become an inescapable secret in the unfinished history books of the United Kingdom. For this may be the most evil antecedent, and perhaps an
Poverty is becoming a more prevalent issue in the United States of America. Not only is the [wealth divide](https://thedailyscholar.com/main/articles/374) becoming more pronounced, [child homelessness](https://thedailyscholar.com/main/articles/233) and [c
The [2015 Human Freedom Index](http://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/human-freedom-index-files/human-freedom-index-2015.pdf), produced by the esteemed [Cato Institute](http://cato.org) places the United States at number 20 on the list. The respected
The dust has settled. The first 2016 GOP debate is over. Early on in the debate an interaction occurred between presidential candidate Donald Trump and Fox News reporter, Megyn Kelly. This verbal exchange would go on to be one of the highlights of the nig
Another case of police brutality has surfaced with the posting of an Internet video. The video shows a police officer cussing at teenagers, running around with his gun drawn and even slamming an African-American teenage girl to the ground. Many have immed
To many Americans, joining the military represents the ultimate sacrifice. Members of the military are celebrated as heroes willing to put their lives on the line for the safety of the country. In fact, the general public [holds the military in higher est
There has been a lot of protest, violence and strong opinions on what has happened in Baltimore, as well as Ferguson and other similar protests across the country. Many claim that police brutality has been going on for decades, and they are using the deat
On Tuesday, Alex Faith and Dre Murray of [Collision Records](http://www.we-kings.com/) released an extremely timely album in light of the current cultural climate in the United States. With racial tension at a boiling point, their new album Southern Light
I am sure you have heard of the saying, "Everything is bigger in Texas." If not, you are about to get a quick introduction. For those aware of the saying, bear with me. But, as annoying as the saying is, Texans really do have a lot to brag about
There has been a lot of new information that has surfaced on the UK pedophile rings since [The Daily Scholar](https://thedailyscholar.com/) first published an article on the scandal on March 14th, 2015 in an article titled [UK Government: Crime, Abuse, Co
"The human rainbow had been mutilated by machismo, racism, militarism and a lot of other isms, who have been terribly killing our greatness, our possible greatness, our possible beauty." These words were spoken by Eduardo Galeano at an interview
A new Noam Chomsky documentary, 'Requiem For The American Dream,' details the economic and political policies that have created today's unprecedented wealth inequality. The documentary is a type of long-form interview filmed over course of fou
Take a moment to think of someone you love dearly. Now picture that person in a situation in which they are about to be harmed. Now picture that there is someone in that situation who could prevent that terrible thing from happening. But they don't. T
A South Carolina police officer is facing murder charges after a video surfaced showing him shoot an unarmed black man several times. Michael Slager, an officer with the North Charleston Police Department, could spend up life in prison and even face the d
As Australia's [official narrative](https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/tony-abbott-the-abc-and-rupert-murdoch,6113) distracts its humanitarian constituents from [one crisis](http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/national/tor
[Tod Kelly](https://twitter.com/RTodKelly) recently posted an [article](http://www.thedailybeast.com) at [The Daily Beast]( http://www.thedailybeast.com) about the efforts of an Oregon church to 'rehabilitate' sex offenders. The [Sonrise Church
Human trafficking is a far larger problem than most Americans realize and the problem is getting substantially worse. [The Polaris Project](http://www.polarisproject.org), an organization dedicated combatting human trafficking, reports that 71% of the cas
"President Barack Obama and David Simon, the creator of HBO's The Wire, sat down to talk honestly about the challenges law enforcement face and the consequences communities bear from the war on drugs." %youtube%https://www.youtube.com/watch?
"Our incarceration policy is very costly with relatively few benefits and a lot of deleterious effects on our economy and our families and on the fabric of our communities." - June Tangney, PhD, psychology professor at George Mason University #I
Discussing the perils of American society is certainly a sobering topic but no topic is more sobering than that of child abuse. Largely considered one of the most heinous crimes that can be committed, child abuse is a far larger problem than most realize.
In my last essay, I concentrated on the culture of denial around child sexual exploitation within the familial context. I concentrated upon the cases of both Karen Danczuk and my own to illustrate the issues around familial denial. Now I am going to write
Before I write this article, I'd like to say that even though it is related to the work I have been doing around Operation Death Eaters that it is not specifically about Death Eaters as we describe them, but about the social constructs that make it ve
The [United States Census Bureau](http://census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb15-16.html?cid=CB1516) announced Wednesday in its annual [Families and Living Arrangements](http://www.census.gov/hhes/families/) table package that just over 16 million (2
Human trafficking [generates an astounding $9.5 billion](http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=22009) annually in the United States. Worldwide, the number swells to over $32 billion with over 27 million worldwide citizens exposed to such entrapment
#America's Youngest Outcasts: Report Card on Child Homelessness This month, The American Institutes For Research released a shocking report on child homelessness in the United States. According to the 2013 census data provided by the Department of Edu