ON RELATIVE VALUE OF LIFE
In the last blog entry below this one, discussion of the Philando Castile incident led to some interesting dialog between two regular correspondents here:...
DAMN HURRICANES
When my county announced the evacuation order with Hurricane Irma coming on fast, I had the good fortune to be in Illinois teaching a...
AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES…
Only a few days after the atrocity, the investigation into the mass murderer in Las Vegas is bringing more surprises. There is still much...
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...
ABOUT RETRAINING POLICE…
A couple of posts back, we had a guest essay by one of our regular commentators. Much of what I’d have said has already...