I’m going to be 65 in a month, and I’m just now learning that U.S. policemen can use deadly force even if another tack could have been effective in disabling a suspect. That’s part of the reason black people are getting shot; there is no imperative to use a taser (or whatever) when it would clearly have gotten the job done.
Just incredible.
Most people are good, and do the right thing whenever possible.
The kind people of Iowa voted out nine-term Republican racist-from-hell Steve King in the GOP primary. Yes, this good news is tempered by the fact that a) he lost to another Trump supporter, and b) his opponent’s victory was largely based on King’s having lost political clout, rather than their objection to King’s white supremacy.
But hey, this is the Republican primary in a bright red state. We’ll take any progress we can get.
An old friend and I are discussing the amazing letter that George. W. Bush wrote about the deplorable state of affairs in America, that’s getting passed around on Twitter.
Here’s a 60-second television advertisement produced by the Lincoln Project, an American political action committee formed in late 2019 by several prominent Republicans and former Republicans in an effort to prevent the re-election of Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. (more…)
It’s a lucky break that George Will graduated from my alma mater Trinity College exactly 15 years before I did; this means that our reunions coincide, and thus I occasionally get to listen to him speak. What a treat it is to sit in an audience, humbled by the amazing intelligence of the speaker. It’s a shame that I disagree with 99% of everything he believes, but it’s still a heady experience. (more…)
When I was at Georgetown University studying philosophy in the late 1970s, I found that a significant number of professors, even those in math and sciences were Jesuit priests. i.e., members of the Society of Jesus (SJ). (more…)
It goes without saying that an insignificant number of Democrats will vote for Trump. The problem the president faces, however, is that his outrageous behavior is driving away many in the GOP.
The campaign slogan here puts it well. (more…)
When my mom and I speak on the phone, the subject of Trump comes up frequently, and I sometimes say, “I think (latest outrage) may be the one that pushes him off the cliff.” Mom then replies, “Do you realize you’ve been saying that every week or so for the past three years?” (more…)
My mom and I had a phone conversation last evening during which she asked me how I could justify the actions of protesters who loot stores and burn buildings. I can’t, and I don’t.
But I pointed out that we’ve had nearly identical discussions every few years since the deadly riot at the New York State prison Attica in 1971, when I told her, “When people are treated like animals, they can be counted on to respond to stressful situations as animals.” (more…)
Reader “Jimmie” writes as follows: Yes yes yes!!!!!! Love thy neighbor as thyself!! This is how you turn anger into hope!!
Nice point, Jimmy. I love this too.
This is how you begin to turn this dark moment around. You show sympathy, and you stand for justice.
