I am shocked, utterly shocked, that violence and property damage ain’t helpin’ the Leftist cause. Anarchists ruin message, useful discourse Violence and destruction tears down more than buildings or signs, it destroys dialogue ajh
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In the December 2011 issue of Foreign Policy magazine, which I am just reading now after finding a copy among books at the University Heights Community Center, I learned of an area in Pakistan called Balochistan. (Foreign Policy uses Baluchistan.) An uprising there against the Pakistani government and Punjab settlers has let loose an “abusive free-for-all” spat [...]
There are a lot of Aaron Hills in this world. One lived in Shoreline, just north of Seattle. I didn’t know about him and the tragic story until just now. I’d heard about some woman stabbing her boyfriend. I had heard the news on the radio. But I had no idea the guy’s name was [...]
Today in 1965 Nation of Islam members assassinated Malcolm Little, who had adopted the name Malcolm X. Born . . . in 1925, he adopted the last name “X” to symbolize the rejection of his slave name. While criticized by the likes of Martin Luther King Jr. for promoting violence in his quest to improve the lives of [...]
As both a genetic hobbyist and one who is wary of Big Brother, I am somewhat conflicted on projects, particularly government ones, seeking people’s DNA. The latest effort, launched by the Veterans’ Administration, wants samples from one million vets. Officials overseeing health care for the nation’s veterans are undertaking what may be the largest effort of its kind in [...]
I have been reading some of the news accounts on a DNA analysis in the case of Sarah Yarborough, a student at a high school in Federal Way just south of Seattle who was murdered in 1991. I first happened upon the story from a newspaper half a world away, on the Daily Mail‘s website. I don’t watch [...]
Often described as an idyllic society, you’d think shoplifting wouldn’t be such a problem in Sweden. Perhaps it is the high taxes. STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 22 (UPI) — Swedes will shoplift nearly $1 billion worth of products this year, increasing prices by $117 per resident . . . The security man for a trade group compained that when stores file [...]
A man in Des Moines, Iowa tried robbing a convenience store on Monday. He “fled after bungling the heist, leaving 88 cents behind on the counter.” The clerk stepped back and told the would-be robber she didn’t have the right keys and couldn’t give him money. He fled from the store when the clerk called [...]
So much for Homeland Security and REAL ID. They can actually make a license from any state in the union, print credit cards of any color and even put the holograms on there.” — NYPD deputy inspector Gregory Antonsen Antonsen was describing the bust up of an intricate and massive ID theft ring, but not [...]
While I am generally supportive of large-scale American military and humanitarian operations in Afghanistan, the drug wars in Mexico have become a more pressing, immediate problem for the United States. It’s time to develop a much closer and collaborative relationship with the Mexican government, on every level. American troops should be working side-by-side with the Mexican army with one primary goal: [...]
