July, 2022 archive
Bumper Sticker Shock 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear decodes de code.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once more, politeness becomes child’s play.
Aside:
If you have taken driver refresher classes, I have (to get a break on my insurance rates), you may have noticed that the instructors do not refer to automobile “accidents.” They refer to “crashes.” One instructor told me that this was a purposeful change in terms, to emphasis that almost all vehicle “accidents” could have been prevented if the driver or drivers, depending on how many vehicles were involved, had done something differently.
I hold that the same applies to shootings. A shooting may be intentional or it may be negligent, but it cannot be “accidental.”
Real Big Men 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., runs the numbers.
Immunity Impunity
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The Graham cracker refuses to crumble.
Extra-Special Bonus QOTD 0
I think that the quote below from a television sitcom that aired over two decades ago succinctly summarizes the philosophy of today’s Republican Party.
The Realization 0
Joe Patrice explains at Above the Law.
The Common Denominator 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini notes what it’s not.
It wasn’t a covert CIA operation.
It wasn’t pornography.
It wasn’t video games.
It wasn’t anti-depressants pushed by “Big Pharma” or the “lecturing” of dominant women or the influence social media.
Follow the link to see what it is.
American Taliban 0
The editorial board of the Las Vegas Sun sounds a warning.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society,” Originalist Sin Dept. 0
Michael Paul Williams has some qualms about “original intent” as interpreted by the current majority of Supreme Court:
Follow the link for context.
“A Republic, If You Can Keep It” 0
William Rivers Pitt fears that we cannot.
Courting Disaster 0
At the Des Moines Register, John and Terri Hale explain why they disagree with four recent, major Supreme Supremacist Court decisions. Their article is notable for its clarity and simplicity and I commend it to your attention.
Here’s their take on one of them (emphasis in the original):
Our view: Public dollars are for public schools that take on the challenge and the opportunity of educating everyone, regardless of skin color, abilities, beliefs, primary language, gender identity, or sexual orientation. They should not be used to support the teachings of any particular faith nor any institution that discriminates in admissions or hiring.
