They went to work with unsurpassable efficiency. Full employment, a maximum of resulting output, and general well-being ought to have been the consequence. It is true that instead we find misery, shame, and at the end of it all, a …
A Quick History of Police Misconduct (revisited for Jason L. Riley) Read more »
In closing arguments, at the trial for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery by a retired policeman Gregory McMichael, the defense said the following: Turning Ahmaud Arbery into a victim after the choices that he made does not reflect the reality …
In a recent Twitter post, Kim Kardashian lamented the “cold machinery” of the US justice system. This is the cold machinery of the Death Penalty in America. In just over two weeks, an innocent man could be put to death. …
Paul Howell was murdered on July 28th, 1999. Despite having confessed to the murder three times, his killer Christopher Jordan is today a free man. Many claim Julius Jones pulled the trigger, which they then tried and convicted him for. …
Breitbart.com and DailyBeast.com take very different angles on crime reporting. Breitbart is known as a “thin blue line” haven, and Daily Beast has “defund the police” regulars. It is therefore interesting that Daily Beast portrays police in a way that …
Daily Beast Portrays Police More Favorably Than Breitbart Read more »
I. Totalitarians In Our Midst In the summer of 2020, US Attorney General William Barr made what was a shocking statement to me at the time: To tell you the truth, during my exposure to the law enforcement community, which …
Tribal Justice – Marxists on the Far Right Tearing Down America Read more »
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis asked the Florida Secretary of State to investigate Facebook for election interference. The alleged offense, is applying a different system of moderation to 5.8 million public figures, primarily “government officials”, including incumbent politicians. This is to …
There are few greater popular misconceptions, than the idea that USA media coverage of dead pretty young white girls, arises from a high public value for their lives. Quite the opposite is true. People feel no pain, and rather enjoy …
Dead Pretty Young White Girls and the Love of Torture Read more »
It wasn’t long ago that leaders in the Republican Party were guided by the work of great philosophers. They sought to answer the questions: What form of civilization, what rules and what government, will lead to the greatest prosperity? And …
There are a lot of words that you will hear Republicans say when they talk about policing and Black Lives Matter, that have a special meaning that is not immediately obvious. It is important to recognize these words, so you …