Author: Martin Marks

Martin Marks, a lifelong resident of New Jersey, recently retired from the practice of endodontics in 2021after a 30 year professional career. Marks served on the Township Council of Scotch Plains, NJ for twelve years, 9 of which as Mayor. He was a candidate for the NJ State Legislature and U.S. Congress. Married to Lori since 1988, they also own a home in Oceanside, CA where they spend a great deal of time. All of his work can be found at martinmarks.substack.com.

Judge Strikes Down California’s Ban on Semiautomatic Weapons

October 23, 2023 7:46 amOctober 23, 2023 7:46 am

Last week, Roger Benitez, a United States District Court Judge out of San Diego, ruled again that California’s ban on semi-automatic weapons—arms that California has labeled “assault weapons” is unconstitutional and is overturned. That the 34-year-old ban was overturned came...

Latest Mid-East War Shines The Light On Blatant Antisemitism

October 16, 2023 9:05 amOctober 16, 2023 9:05 am

The pictures and videos coming out of Israel last week following the terrorist incursions by Gaza-based Hamas on the holiday of Simchas Torah, which this year coincided with the Jewish Sabbath, were horrific. The stories subsequently emerging—many of which proudly...

Admission By Researcher Fuels the Fires of Climate Debate

September 19, 2023 6:39 amSeptember 19, 2023 6:41 am

When called as a witness in a court of law, prior to testifying one must swear or affirm that the testimony about to be given is “The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” There is good reason...

Another Mascot Change: This Time it’s Concord High School Dumping ‘Minutemen’

August 19, 2023 2:55 amAugust 19, 2023 2:56 am

For several years now there has been a push from the Woke Left for sports teams at the high school, college, and professional levels to reconsider their names and their mascots. Most of the efforts have centered around renaming teams...

Why the Gender Pay Gap In Sports?

July 26, 2023 9:22 amJuly 26, 2023 9:33 am

In case you haven’t noticed, which in the United States is statistically likely, the 2023 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Women’s World Cup is upon us. Most unsophisticated Americans know the sport as soccer and relegate it to almost...

U.S. Supreme Court on a Hot Streak

July 4, 2023 6:24 amJuly 4, 2023 6:38 am

Trigger Alert: For those of you who feel that the American judicial system—the U.S. Supreme Court in particular, is there to reflect prevailing public sentiment, create law to support your world view, and/or take your feelings into account, this...

SCOTUS Rules Race Cannot Be Considered For University Admissions

June 30, 2023 2:08 pmJune 30, 2023 2:09 pm

This is Part III of a series on two U.S. Supreme Cases which will decide if racial preferences in college application acceptances will be allowed to continue at publicly funded schools. The wheels of justice churn slowly–especially when it comes...