FREE SPEECH DEPT.
Je ne suis pas Charlie
I am not Charlie. Honestly, until this shit happened, I didn’t know a damned thing about Charlie Hebdo. I don’t have a clue what Charlie Hebdo stood for, so I’m not about to identify myself with them or support their editorial agenda, whatever it is. Besides, in my mind, “I am Charlie” links to the… Read more
POLICE DEPT.
Should It Be a Crime to Hate Police?
One of the implicit assumptions I make here is that the criminal justice system is not exempt from the general principle that social institutions enforce social norms. In a society hostile to minorities, giving authorities another law to enforce is giving them another way to punish minorities. Even a law intended to help minorities can… Read more
OPERATIONS DEPT.
2014 in Review
According to WordPress, 2014 was a slow year, with only 114 posts, almost a quarter of which were on a Saturday. And for the first time in years, the #1 post was not my anti-Sprint rant. Instead it was my post about the protests in Ferguson. In addition to the usual social media outlets, I… Read more
RACE RELATIONS DEPT.
More On Cops, Protesters, and Racial Bias
In a previous post, I criticized Jack Marshall’s post about the connections between protesters and cop killers. Jack tried to respond, but apparently my comment system is acting up again, so he emailed it to me. I started to write a response, but I guess Jack decided he had enough material for a full blog… Read more
HOLIDAY CHEER DEPT.
Merry Christmas!
Just a little local color: Leaning Tower of Niles Read more
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