Do we still believe this?

One of our oldest and most cherished principles is that ‘it is better that a hundred guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer’.  At least, it used to be.  But do we still believe it?  We certainly act as if we don’t.

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Colbert Makes Fools of J.Ho’s “Lincoln Project”

Rick Wilson, one of Jennifer Horn’s comrades at the Lincoln Project, went on the Late Show obviously expecting some love from his fellow Trump-deranged travelers. He didn’t get any. Instead, the Late Show made it quite clear that they have absolutely no respect for Rick Wilson et. al, and that they consider him and his … Read more

Useful Idiots

Blogline of the Day – Judge it to be true

It is easy to find the “man in the street” videos again (or, I’m just better at stumbling over them), especially those made by younger people asking (what should be rather easy questions) of their cohort. Easy being “at least in the ballpark.” Sadly,” easy” seems to really mean “unobtainable.”

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What kind of privilege is it

What Kind of Privilege Is That?

Did you see? Multiple-felony-conviction George Floyd’s funeral was on television. Isn’t it strange how you could watch that televised funeral? It was a public event with hundreds in attendance, hundreds in attendance. There is a message in who a community chooses to memorialize.

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