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Participants were asked to reflect on the lessons they’ve learned over the past year during the pandemic

Credit: (Courtesy of Paul Goldenberg; Linda Langston; Eagleton Institute of Politics) Paul Goldenberg, left, Linda Langston and John Farmer As if the challenge of safeguarding public health and our citizens’ security during a global pandemic were not enough for local government officials and law enforcement, they also face another form of contagion of perhaps greater long-term concern: a pandemic of viral mis- and disinformation that challenges the stability of government and the public’s trust. In today’s environment, the way citizens view facts, define certainty and classify informati...

At Rutgers Law School, the wannabe lawyers need to research First Amendment law | Mulshine Today 6:33 AM Facebook Share That distinction seems to be lost on the students at Rutgers Law School in Newark. In a seminary, it would make perfect sense to limit the words considered appropriate for the priests in training. They are being educated to spend their lives thinking lofty thoughts. That’s not the case with lawyers. They spend their lives dealing with bad behavior. If everyone was good, there wouldn’t be much work for them. That is the crux of the current kerfuffle at the school.

Editor's note: The Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University recently enlisted more than two dozen students, academics, social activists, former governors and journalists to compose short, personal essays reflecting on social and political upheaval of the past year of the pandemic. Eagleton's "This I Believe" project was inspired by legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow, who launched his radio show during the Cold War, when, as Eagleton Director John Farmer points out, Americans were questioning their life choices and values under the threat of nuclear annihilation. Here is a c...

A PAEDOPHILE who preyed on a teenage girl with autism was jailed for six years by an Isle of Wight Crown Court judge.