Hypocrites, lame ducks, and the Supreme Court
Originally published here on December 19, 2010: Back in November 2008, after the election, I wrote about the need for a 28th amendment to the Constitution. Said amendment would reduce the length […]
Portland’s Believe It or Not
Last week anonymous troops wearing no identification were grabbing people off the streets of Portland, Ore., forcing them into unmarked vans, and taking them to unspecified locations. No warrants, no […]
On the destruction of statues
I’ve written before about the destruction of public statues and monuments, and I’ve supported leaving them in place — with appropriate signage added to explain their history. More recently I’ve […]
Surprise from conservative Supreme Court
June 18, 2020 — Still missing black and brown, but it’s a start. And from Trump’s conservative court at that. And for an encore the court upheld Obama’s DACA law […]
Charges upgraded against George Floyd’s killer
June 3, 2020 — The Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has taken over the George Floyd murder case. The charge against Derek Chauvin, the police officer who kept his knee […]
Worth noting: No police, no violence
June 2, 2020 — When Denver’s 10 pm news ended Monday night, the demonstrations downtown were still peaceful. They’d been that way all day. During the afternoon Denver Police Chief […]
Peaceful demonstrations vs lawless riots
June 1, 2020 — Demonstrators in Denver Saturday remembered George Floyd by lying face down with their hands behind their backs for 9 minutes while repeating “I can’t breathe.” They […]
It was murder … in the street … with a knee
May 29, 2020 — It didn’t take a genius to see and hear that Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was suffocating George Floyd. Floyd gasped repeatedly for several minutes […]
The very air you breathe is at risk
Were you aware that 95 (ninety-five!) rules designed to protect the environment — your environment — have been or are being rolled back by Trump? It’s one thing to not […]
