Imagine an economic stimulus plan that will increase tax revenue, produce jobs, stimulate tourism, and grow small business. Does that sound like smoke and mirrors?
Today, rhetoric surrounding pot has become a bit more realistic, but many of our laws remain rooted in the myth and xenophobia that prompted films like Reefer Madness.
Advocates of death with dignity may question how they can access the judicial system to promote their cause going forward. The answer is that they can focus on utilizing state courts.
While the slippery-slope concerns are valid, conceivably, there are ways to draw clear lines that permit only voluntary euthanasia.
“Doctors take the Hippocratic Oath to provide medical services competently and diligently; if a doctor is put out of business by a large number of malpractice suits for his negligent care, he or she is most likely not deserving to be in the practice of medicine to begin with.”
“The truth is that many medical malpractice claims are frivolous.”
What is the motivation behind these quarantines? Fear.
States must be given the latitude to make difficult judgment calls regarding what is necessary to maintain not only public health and safety, but to prevent panic or people taking matters into their own hands.
Arlan Cohen revisits his recent report on the Islamic State, “Scared to Fight,” with Cornell Law Professor Jens David Ohlin. In part one of the interview, they discuss the legal and policy justifications governing the US response in Iraq and Syria. Jens David Ohlin is a professor at Cornell Law School who specializes in international
