Today is a big law news day. Not only do we have the Goodson acquittal, but we have two important SCOTUS rulings. One involves race-conscious admissions policies in colleges. The case dealt with the University of Texas, and this was … Continue reading →
Officer Caesar Goodson’s acquittal is the second “not guilty” verdict for the six defendants in the notorious Freddie Gray case. Three defendants haven’t been tried yet, and one was due to be re-tried. Goodson was the van driver, against whom … Continue reading →
For a while, Freddie Gray’s death was the talk of every blog and every political talk show and every newspaper. It wasn’t even that long ago; you probably remember the furor. Now that the political purposes of the incident have … Continue reading →
My “note” at the end of this post has engendered quite a bit of discussion about Trump’s remarks accusing Judge Gonzalo Curiel of bias. First, let me repeat a bit of what I wrote there: Trump’s “racist” comment about the … Continue reading →
I noticed that a prominent Trump facilitator and a prominent Trump shill are rather unhappy with Trump’s recent comments about Judge Gonzalo Curiel. The facilitator is Joe Scarborough: After months of amiable interviews and a report that their “friendship” was … Continue reading →
…about a certain segment of the alt-right.
Continue reading →The charges were second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and two counts of misconduct in office: WJZ’s Ron Matz says the trial was attended by a group of Baltimore City police officers, most in plain clothes. After the verdict was read, they … Continue reading →
Rush Limbaugh says: Sixty percent of the Republican vote in Iowa last night went for two Hispanics and an African-American, and 100% of the Democrat vote went for a couple of tired, old, decrepit white people. That’s pretty funny. I … Continue reading →
Now, don’t get me wrong. Maybe Trump could win the election against Hillary. In fact, maybe any of the candidates could, if she gets weak enough. So I’m not doubting the possibility of it. But I doubt the motives of … Continue reading →
It occurs to me that the Cultural Revolution in American universities is entering a new phase. Previously, the demands were for the resignation of administrators and professors who were insufficiently self-flagellating and compliant. Now the focus has turned to getting … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The dancing bear reference is to this quote from Allan Bloom’s 1989 description of the behavior of most faculty and administrators in response to Cornell’s crisis in 1969: [S]tudents discovered that pompous teachers who catechized them about academic freedom … Continue reading →
So they ask their white supporters to leave: Prominent Black Lives Matter activist Johnetta Elzie seemingly confirmed those with Caucasian skin were asked to leave the area, tweeting that the group had created a “black only healing space for the … Continue reading →