We need laws to prevent vigilantes from hiding behind Stand Your...
Longtime reader, first diary.For me, one of the myriad of negative consequences of the Trayvon Martin case has been the specter of an increase in armed vigilantism. I would not be surprised if there...
View ArticleTaking Occam's Razor to the Syria diplomacy debacle
Like many, I’ve spent much of this past week being bewildered by the twists and turns of the ongoing Syria debacle. Putin the Peacemaker? Obama the Lord of War? Assad the Suddenly Amenable and...
View ArticleCharge of the Right Brigade, or: why is Cruz doing what he is doing? And...
I think about politics a lot. I wish I didn't, because life would be much nicer that way. But I do, and it can't be helped. Anyway, over the last few days, I've been chewing on one pretty basic...
View ArticleThe deep danger of the "crazed gunman" meme
In the wake of the most recent mass shooting, the nation is once again partaking in that most American of dishes: lukewarm, calorie-free sadness, presented in a spotless, faultless bowl and garnished...
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