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:...
A BLAZE OF SHAME
As we all stand aghast at the atrocity in Las Vegas, one of the many things that grinds my teeth is hearing the talking...
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 MAD DANCE IN THE BLOOD
Regular readers will understand why I’ve waited until now to talk about the recent police-involved shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota, the resultant cop-killing atrocity...
WHEN ATROCITY MEETS NAIVETE, POLITICAL IDENTITY BLINDNESS, WISHFUL THINKING, AND LIES
A mad dog runs loose and murders seventeen helpless victims in a high school in Florida. Helpless onlookers all over the world cry, “We...