Yesterday was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). The Consumer Voice observed the day as a call-to-action to raise awareness about abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elders. Abuse and neglect is widespread but preventable. Every year 1 in 10 older Americans are victims of elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Research shows that as few as

The United States Supreme Court, in a rare unanimous decision, in Morgan v. Sundance reversed the Eighth Circuit. The Court explained that the Eighth Circuit erred by creating an arbitration-specific waiver rule that favored arbitration. Federal waiver law does not require a showing of prejudice. Parties can waive their ability to force lawsuits into arbitration

AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM The New York Times had a great article by German Lopez on guns in America.  He argues convincingly that gun deaths are unique to America because of the number of guns and the inability to restrict use and ownership. The majority of gun deaths in 2021 were suicides. Nearly half were homicides that occurred outside

Police arrested accused rapist Bowen Turner for public disorderly conduct. Three teenage girls swore that Turner raped them on separate occasions from 2018 to 2019. In April 2022, he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in one case. He got probation causing a national outrage. BuzzFeed News reported on the arrest. BuzzFeed referenced the police

Congress passed bipartisan legislation to update the March 1941 Lend-Lease Act to support and aid Ukraine. Lawmakers approved the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 by a vote of 417 to 10. The legislation will waive some of the current Lend-Lease requirements. Loans will not be capped at five years. The legislation allows the Biden

Kevin McCarthy has no credibility. The audio says it all. He betrayed his friend and colleague Liz Cheney. Sad.