THOUGHTS ON THE TEXAS CHURCH ATROCITY
Less than 48 hours after the atrocity at the church in Texas, we’ve seen a lot of “breaking news is broken news,” but some facts appear to have solidified.
There is as yet no...
VETERAN’S DAY, AND A CHURCH ON THE HOMEFRONT
On Veteran’s Day, we pay respects to the Americans who fought in uniform to preserve our nation’s freedom, one element of which is the freedom to protect ourselves and other good people. On this...
FERGUSON PART III: THE FIRE THIS TIME
“No good ever came of mass emotion. The audience that’s easily moved to tears is as easily moved to sadistic dementia.” -- P.J. O’Rourke
We’d have to be hermits not to know what happened in...
AND NOW, FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT…
Among other things, regular readers here know that (A) I don’t usually host guest blogs and (B) as sort of the “resident cop” in the Backwoods Home writers’ stable, I frequently visit criminal justice...
FERGUSON PART II: THAT DIDN’T TAKE LONG
As I watched the prosecutor live, announcing the grand jury’s verdict, I watched the ripple of rage go through the crowd outside, seen on the CNN split-screen. Soon, the rocks and bottles were flying,...