I was unable to watch the tribute afforded Muhammed Ali in Louisville, but a friend sent me Billy Crystal’s 1979 hilarious roast of this international force.
Legal affairs writer and former barrister HUGH SELBY says the presumption of innocence is dead and buried. It has been inverted. It is now a presumption of guilt unless and until a court finds the accused "not guilty".
Article: On Fascism: Its Definition in its Historical Context, for 2023, Parts 1 & 2 - In this column, I publish in sequence the two consecutive and related columns on the subject of fascism and its definition(s), drawn from the European/Asian experience of the 20th century. The threat in the U.S. is real, supported strongly by that sector of the capitalist ruling class that believes that in order to maintain control of state power, they will need to turn from parliamentary democracy to fascism. This is no drill