Discussion of Congress’ handling of the estate tax lapse and the possible effects of both inaction and any future action.

Written by:  Jesus Miguel Palomares
Researched by:  Moorisha Bey-Taylor
Edited by:  Matthew Schroettnig
Managing Editor:  Kirk Strohman
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” – Second Amendment, U.S. Constitution
There are few issues in America today as polarizing as firearms, [...]

This is Part I of a two-part focus on Haiti. In Part I, Stephen Robbins discusses issues from the state of affairs in Haiti before the earthquake on January 12, 2010, to international and domestic reform, to U.S. – Haiti relations, and finishes by discussing the foundation that needs to be laid for a “fresh start” to be realized. Part II will be posted on theLegality.com next week.

Written By: Adam Shelton
Research By: Matt Schroettnig
Edited By: Jesus M. Palomares
Managing Editor: Mary Anne Nash
If the best things in life are free, then it’s probably unfortunate that we often take for granted what is freely given. Since the advent of free radio broadcasting, radio stations have enjoyed a unique role in American culture–they tell us [...]

Written By: Jennifer Hill
Research By: Casey E. Sanders
Edited By: Stephen Robbins
Managing Editor: Kirk Strohman
Chances are, you are one of the 100+ million people who watched Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday. To say it was big is an understatement – it was a day of record breaking. Along with being the most-watched television program since the [...]

Written By: Daniel Kwak
Research By: Jesus Miguel Palomares
Edited By: Ben Albers
Managing Editor: Kirk Strohman
Despite the amount of behind-the-back trash-talking and whispered secrets passed along in e-mails between friends, we feel at ease because our electronic correspondence is secure, right? While most take solace in the fact that their e-mail accounts can only be accessed with [...]

Written By:  Casey E.R. Sanders
Researched By:  Moorisha Bey-Taylor
Edited By:  Stephen Robbins
Managing Editor:  Mary Anne Nash
Every week, Animal Planet airs the reality television series “Whale Wars.” The show chronicles the

missions of the radical environmental group Sea Shepherd as they attempt to disrupt the Japanese whaling fleet from the hunting of minke and fin whales. The [...]

American motion picture studios have a bipolar reputation. There is the glamorized but satisfying notion of Hollywood as being a delightfully messy mixture of high-powered fast-talkers, gonzo auteurs who will do anything for their art, sleazy agents, stylish stars, and the distinct possibility to dreams may very well come true. However, there is also the doleful realization that movie studios are almost all merely one branch of multinational corporations, those unappealing guys who combine all the worst qualities of bureaucracy, economics, and salesmanship. Movie studios are big businesses, and while making movies often involves art, entertainment, and attractive distillations of cool, they also have to keep an eye on profit margins and bottom lines.

Written by:  Adam Gottlieb
Researched by:  Daniel Kwak
Edited by:  Eric Blaine
Managing Editor:  Mary Anne Nash
America is losing the war on drugs.  Over the past 40 years, the United States Government

has spent more than $2.5 trillion dollars fighting the “war on drugs” yet the number of drug users in the United States has risen to a [...]

Hi Faithful Readers,
The Legality is on the long road back from Summer break.  Please look for a new article by the end of September.  Until then we have posted a new Word of the Week, so check it out and browse the rest of the site.
Thanks for stopping by,
the Legality Staff

Written by: Daniel Kwak
Researched by: Adam Gottlieb
Edited by: Kirk Strohman
Managing Editor: Lauren E. Trent
The threat of piracy has been around as long as ships have been carrying goods across water. Recent events on the high seas show that the days of dramatic attacks and heroic rescues live on today, sans eye-patches and wooden legs. Earlier [...]

Written by: Casey Sanders
Researched by: Ed Bushnell
Managing Editor: Brady Iandiorio
A batter digs into the soft brown dirt to face down a pitcher throwing a ball at nearly 100 miles per hour. A halfback takes a football and runs full-charge into players looking to hit him with the same physical force of a small car. A [...]