by Scott Stearman | Apr 5, 2022 | Opinion
Intent and premeditation have long been a part of criminal justice. This is true historically and it is true internationally. The severity of the crime is partly determined by what led up to it. Judges rightly distinguish a murder of momentary passion from a murder...
by Scott Stearman | Feb 1, 2022 | Opinion
Today is the one-year anniversary of a military coup in the country of Burma (Myanmar). In the last year, the country has been in a civil war. Civilian casualties mount. Hunger is rampant. Democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to prison....
by Scott Stearman | Jan 20, 2022 | Opinion
It’s easy to get weary looking at the international headlines. Authoritarianism is on the rise in Russia and China. The former seems ready to invade Ukraine, and the latter has roughly one million of its citizens in concentration camps. Myanmar (Burma) is in the midst...
by Scott Stearman | Dec 9, 2021 | Opinion
The debate over the reality of climate change is over. The evidence is both obvious and compelling. The debate over the cause of this rise in temperatures should be over. The global consensus of climate scientists that climate change is caused by human action is close...
by Scott Stearman | Nov 10, 2021 | Opinion
A brutal military coup on Feb. 1, 2021, ended nearly a decade of a democratic experiment in Myanmar (Burma). The military seized control and declared a year-long state of emergency. The country’s elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and members of her party are now under...
