Tuesday, March 24, 2026

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Stephen Cohen

Steve Cohen is an attorney whose areas of practice are complex litigation and corporate governance for clients in the United States and around the world. He lives in South Egremont.

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STEPHEN COHEN: Pictorial art and censorship

Can we turn our backs on our artistic heritage because the works make us uncomfortable or are not politically correct today even though they were created in a different world?

STEPHEN COHEN: Trump’s criminal conviction in New York and his proposals for the destruction of the rule of law

Trump has announced he will seek retribution and has repeatedly denigrated a system which has provided him and his minions with fair trials in his numerous cases.

STEPHEN COHEN: An appropriate sentence

Contrition on the part of the defendant should always be considered; instead, he is claiming that the justice system is illegally and corruptly picking on him and that he committed no crime.

STEPHEN COHEN: Fake news

So what do we make of someone who supposedly (according to him) invented the concept of fake news and then created it for his own benefit?

STEPHEN COHEN: The legal system will reveal Trump’s true nature

he real question is whether the American people will be foolish enough to reelect a grifter, liar, and the most historically dangerous threat to our democracy.

STEPHEN COHEN: A brief geo-political, demographic lesson on Judaism

Since many seem blind to the fact that Jews do not surreptitiously control the world, a brief geo-political demographic lesson, particularly for my Italian friends, may be in order.

STEPHEN COHEN: If you play the game, you are compelled to play by the rules

My concern is what seems to be the abject stupidity and laziness of the American voter, who doesn’t exercise his or her right to vote, the most fundamental right in a democracy.

Democracy at risk

How do you turn aside the tsunami of hate and mistrust so that we become a democracy which will try to govern for the benefit of the entire nation?

Lesson from Roe: Your vote counts

The best time to vote was in 2016, the second best time is now.

The New Normal

Right now, residents and tourists in Italy enjoy a tranquil, almost back-to-normal lifestyle. Our writer finds the situation to be very different in the United States.

Democracy on the brink

This is not a mere dispute over political platforms; this is a rupturing of the social contract and a redefinition of our government and how it should work.
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