Saturday Roundup: Guilty On All Charges, Bidenomics, Covid Voters And Police Reform
Catch up with the week that was!
In case you missed it, here’s what we published on The Banter this week!:
My take on the Trump trial verdict:
The Emperor Has No Clothes
by Ben Cohen Just two hours after recording The Banter Roundtable Podcast, the jury in Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial delivered their verdict. The former president was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records to influence the outcome of the 2016 election.
Bob Cesca sets the record straight on Biden’s economy vs Trump’s:
Setting The Record Straight On Bidenomics
by Bob Cesca WASHINGTON, DC – One of the issues that could hurt President Biden in this election is the public’s misapprehensions about the success of the economy, and I intend to disabuse those voters of their innocent or intentional wrongness here, so apologies in advance for a particularly wonky article this week.
Rich Herschlag explores a hypothetical scenario where COVID-19 fatalities from the Trump era vote in 2024:
What if COVID Fatalities Could Vote?
by Rich Herschlag America is exceptional. Exceptional in its guns per capita and yearly deaths by firearms. Exceptional in its draconian limits on reproductive rights. Exceptional especially among First World nations in its low life expectancy, high rate of drug overdose deaths, low rate of dental care coverage, high rat…
Justin Rosario reports on a stunning legal precedent that could forever change the way law enforcement officers are held to account:
The End Of Unaccountable Law Enforcement Is In Sight
by Justin Rosario On Sunday, May 19th, a deaf and blind dog, Teddy, got out of his owners yard, lost his collar in the process, and wandered around the neighborhood before stopping to rest in a random person’s yard. The person, not knowing who’s dog it was, gave Teddy some water and Teddy nuzzled the stranger because…
NOTE: Due to the Trump trial verdict, part four of my series for Banter Members on living in Ghana was in the early 2000’s will now be out this coming Wednesday. You can read part one here (free), part two here (members), and part three here (members).
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