What exactly is diplomatic immunity? Chapter One: "A Gentleman's Agreement"

What exactly is diplomatic immunity? Chapter ...

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The Elf On The Shelf Is Part of the Surveillance State!

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Ben, Matt and Noel have a special, spoiler-filled episode just for you, fellow Conspiracy Realists! You see, something strange happened over recent years: Santa, Rudolph and all the usual characters of Christmas have been joined by a n ...  عرض المزيد

CLASSIC: The True Cost of Gasoline

For most of modern history, the world has run on oil. In the US and abroad, the price of gasoline is often the subject of intense concern, and prices at the pump vary widely. The difference of a few dollars per gallon can incite widespread unrest. But there's a question rarely as ...  عرض المزيد

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Diplomatic immunity: What happens when things go wrong?
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The Problem With Qualified Immunity
KSL's Inside Sources

Qualified immunity has been controversial for a long time. Like any law or policy, unclear wording easily becomes its downfall. Despite common use, qualified immunity applies far past our law enforcement, it applies to every officer of the state. Qualified immunity has led to a l ...  عرض المزيد

Yuliya Zabyelina, "Between Immunity and Impunity: External Accountability of Political Elites for Transnational Crime" (Cambridge UP, 2023)
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How do top-level public officials take advantage of immunity from foreign jurisdiction afforded to them by international law? How does the immunity entitlement allow them to thwart investigations and trial proceedings in foreign courts? What responses exist to prevent and punish ...  عرض المزيد

Lawrence v. Texas Part 2 with Marcus McCann
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"Times can blind us to certain truths and later generations can see that laws once thought necessary and proper in fact serve only to oppress. As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom." ...

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