Here’s the story: In its 6-3 ruling, the high court rejected arguments by Tsarnaev’s lawyers that his trial judge erred in barring certain questions to prospective jurors, and in blocking evidence of his brother Tamerlan’s role in a prior triple … Continue reading →
…as he was sentenced to death. I don’t think the jurors cried from sympathy. I think they cried from excess of emotion, relief, and exhaustion. It’s somewhat surprising that in Boston, a town where 62% had favored a life sentence, … Continue reading →
Guilty on all thirty counts, seventeen of which carry a possible death penalty. This is no surprise whatsoever. The penalty phase, in which the defense will try to make the case that he was under the influence of his evil … Continue reading →
No, the BBC doesn’t actually say “Tea Party member.” Here’s what it does say: One of the brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston bombings was in possession of right-wing American literature in the run-up to the attack, BBC Panorama … Continue reading →
[UPDATE: I seem to have figured out a way to comment at PJ. Although it won’t let me do so as “neoneocon,” it seems that I can under “neoneo.”] I’ve got a new article up at PJ today. The takeoff … Continue reading →
It was a foregone conclusion that almost as soon as the bombing occurred and evidence began to churn out—and especially after the photos of the young and somewhat telegenic Dzhohkar were flashed around—a certain segment of people would begin (along … Continue reading →
Not my headline; theirs. It’s a common phenomenon, although to the “non-crazed” among us (that would be most of us), it seems like a bad choice and a bad bet: Mass murderer Nikolas Cruz is getting stacks of fan mail … Continue reading →
You guessed it—why, public assistance, of course! Like Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, at least for a while. Here’s the scoop on Abedi [emphasis mine]: Salman Abedi is understood to have received thousands of pounds in state funding in the run up to … Continue reading →
The death toll in yesterday’s horrific terrorist attack in Nice, France, has now reached 84, with many more injured, some of them very seriously and 25 on life support, so one can expect the death toll to rise. The perpetrator … Continue reading →
[See UPDATE below.] To most people (and I include myself) the news that the FBI neither taped nor even transcribed its interview with Hillary Clinton is quite shocking. Nor was she under oath, although that’s not as important since it’s … Continue reading →
Sometimes it seems as though there are so many outrages occurring, and so many lies/misrepresentations told, that some of the most important get lost in the shuffle and start blending in with the rest of the din. For example, about … Continue reading →