FERGUSON: PART I

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Why did I title this “Ferguson, Part I”? Because we all KNOW there’s going to be more than “one part” to whatever happens when the Grand Jury announces their determination of the facts based on...

WHEN ATROCITY MEETS NAIVETE, POLITICAL IDENTITY BLINDNESS, WISHFUL THINKING, AND LIES

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A mad dog runs loose and murders seventeen helpless victims in a high school in Florida.  Helpless onlookers all over the world cry, “We have to do something!”  And, as always, that turns into...

FASH-BASH FIZZLES, FECKLESS FELON FEARFULLY FLEES FIREARMS?

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November 4, 2017, 9 PM Eastern.  As I write this, the gigantic (and potentially violent) rallies announced for today by the Refuse Fascism group seem to have been the proverbial tempest in a teapot,...

ABOUT RETRAINING POLICE…

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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 been posted by other commentators, so I’ll be fairly brief. The...

THE MAD DANCE IN THE BLOOD

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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 in Dallas, and the other deadly ripples we’re seeing spread...