So many things I want to comment on; so little space and time. Without further ado… Continue reading Progressive Sweeping XLIV
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Sunday Morning Papers
It has yet to hit 9 am EST on Sunday morning as I commence writing this piece. I have just read the morning newspapers (in my case the New York Times and the Washington Post online.) Despite writing this column, which I do of choice not economic necessity, I consider myself completely retired. Sunday is no longer a unique day of leisure to me but I realize it is for the majority of American adults. Let’s see what the experience brought. Continue reading Sunday Morning Papers
Fourth Down
Like most Americans (and certainly liberals) I have a lot of issues with policing in America. If I had to reduce the problem to a single phase it would be police culture. Perhaps its my white, male and senior citizen privileges showing (although often denied and seldom spoke of they all exist) but I still believe that the majority of street cops are at their core good guys and gals. As of this writing one of them fights for his life and that’s just not right!
It’s Not Perfect But It’s Not Complicated Either
We had another mass shooting this week that amazingly made the headlines. I say amazingly because mass shootings are a more than once a day occurrence in America. While no single or combinations of solutions exist that are perfect there are several simple steps, widely supported by Americans across all demographics, that can reduce the number of shootings and their severity. Yet a powerful political minority stops them from being implemented nationally and in fact fights even their local implementation.
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Who Is The Danger To America?
One of the most disturbing stories I read in this past weekend’s papers was of a six-year-old first grader shooting his teacher in her classroom. It got worse when I juxtaposed two recent statements.