By David Zvirman, Staff Writer Today, just about every one of us has taken a ride in an Uber or Lyft.[1] Some have even driven for one of these companies, hoping to make a buck in the growing gig economy. Most, however, have likely never considered whether these drivers […]
By: David Zvirman, Staff Writer Over the past few months, the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) decision to add a citizenship question to the upcoming 2020 census sparked a lot of debate.[1] This debate culminated on January 15, 2019, when New York District Judge Jesse Furman struck down the DOC’s […]
By David Zvirman, Staff Writer Everyone who has flown on a plane in the U.S. in the last decade has experienced an administrative search by a Transportation Security Officer (“TSO”) of the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”).[1] In 2017 alone, the TSA screened 771.5 million travelers in 440 federalized airports, which […]
By: David Zvirman, Staff Writer Recently, the Twenty-Fifth Amendment has been getting a lot of attention in the media in relation to the presidency of Donald Trump,[1] but where did the Twenty-Fifth Amendment come from, what is it, and what does it even do? This article will take […]
By David Zvirman, Staff Writer In the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018 that resulted in the deaths of 14 students,[1] America has engaged in an emotional debate on the role guns play in our society.[2] While some have called for […]
By David Zvirman, Staff Writer On Friday, February 16, 2018, a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. indicted 13 Russian nationals and 3 Russian companies for their involvement in meddling in U.S. elections, specifically the 2016 presidential election.[1] While there is currently an ongoing public debate about the extent of […]
By David Zvirman, Staff Writer As noted in an earlier article, we have all heard on the news of someone getting accused or arrested of carrying a “concealed” firearm, but what does that mean? An average person might ask: is hiding a gun in a jacket or under a shirt […]
By David Zvirman, Staff Writer We have all heard of someone getting accused or arrested for carrying a “concealed” firearm on the news, but what does that mean? Does hiding a gun in your jacket count as concealment? If someone sees part of the gun sticking out of the […]
