Did you know? The police have a new function [emphasis mine]: Scarborough argued that police activity in minority communities is based on crime data. “If you’re a black cop and you see me walking down the street, and you see … Continue reading →
If there is no objective reality in our brave new post-modernist world, then rape is whatever women say it is. At least, that’s the current PC line. If a woman has sex with a man and regrets it, that’s rape. … Continue reading →
There is little question that the Senate Intelligence Committee’s release of a report on harsh interrogation techniques during the Bush era is politically motivated. One way to tell is that Bob Kerrey, Vietnam vet and ex-Senator and governor of Nebraska … Continue reading →
I have a new article up at PJ entitled “Bearing False Witness in Rape.” In it, I discuss the repercussions of false rape accusations, as well as how common or uncommon they might be, based on research that purports to … Continue reading →
I think that under the circumstances she’s being quite reasonable, too. Esaw Garner knows her husband was a petty criminal and doesn’t argue otherwise. What’s more, I give her points for saying this: I feel like ”” I don’t even … Continue reading →
The WaPo has some words on the UVA rape story’s unraveling and the lessons we should take from it: As the doubts and discrepancies are sorted out, here are some truths that must not get lost: Sexual assault, often associated … Continue reading →
Commenter “Beverly” alerted me to this Chris Rock routine:
Continue reading →Here’s another shooting of a black man who turned out to be unarmed, but was actively resisting arrest by fighting with the officer: According to Sgt. Trent Crump, the officer responded Tuesday to reports of someone selling drugs out of … Continue reading →
This assessment of the Eric Garner case seems just about right to me. As does this one. The death of Eric Garner was a sad sequence of events, with unintentional overkill (literally) by the police. There is no evidence there … Continue reading →
I noticed an argument in the comments section between the pro-impeachment and the con-impeachment forces. For example, from “Truth Unites…and Divides,” we have: Refusal to [impeach Obama] speaks to cowardice. Cowardice wildly breeds disgust, disdain, cynicism, and apathy towards the … Continue reading →
And that’s saying a lot. Hanson’s not a flowery writer who dazzles with his technique, but he has a knack for diving straight to the heart of the matter without wasting words. Here he tackles a very basic rot that … Continue reading →
John McWhorter is an associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University. In a Time essay on Ferguson, he demonstrates his graceful way with words, and his struggle to fight the truth about Ferguson. It’s a struggle that … Continue reading →