Food for thought from William Blake
William Blake was a unique poet and artist. I don’t think he fits into any category except “mystical visionary” and probably “some sort of genius.” Many people are aware of his poem
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“This story contains details some readers may find distressing”
That quote in the BBC article is actually an understatement. The story is exceptionally distressing, and probably nearly 100% of readers would find it distressing. Here’s what happened: Four young children have been stabbed in a park near Lake Annecy, … Continue reading →
What will happen to Daniel Penny? And what should have happened to Jordan Neely?
In case you somehow missed the story, Penny is the man who has been arrested and charged with second degree manslaughter for subduing a raving Jordan Neely on the New York subway, and whose chokehold (that word is continually used … Continue reading →
VDH predicts a Thermidor Reaction in America
Some French Revolution history from Victor Davis Hanson: Almost everyone who originally had opposed the absolute monarchy, and, like the Americans, wished for a constitutional replacement, was eventually executed by revolutionaries who were then executed by more radical revolutionaries. The … Continue reading →
After Jordan Neely’s death, no one is going to do much to stop man wielding a cleaver on BART
Except what they did do, which is to run away and also alert authorities. Fortunately, in the case of the BART cleaver-wielder, although the injured man was taken to the hospital his cleaver injuries were not life-threatening. But this was … Continue reading →
Jordan Neely, the left’s martyr
This is an important article about the campaign against Daniel Perry, a man who subdued Jordan Neely on a New York subway, an act that resulted in Neely’s death: Penny’s fate will, as Peachy Keenan wrote in The Federalist, be … Continue reading →
Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy
This guilty verdict was a forgone conclusion, considering that the trial was held in DC and the judge refused to move it: A jury on Thursday convicted Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, and three allies of … Continue reading →
Heather Mac Donald talks about crime and race
Most violent crime is intra-racial – that is, blacks mostly kill and/or violently attack blacks, whites mostly kill and/or violently attack whites. And the black-on-black violent crime rate is much much higher than the white-on-white violent crime rate. But the … Continue reading →
Chauvin loses on appeal
I think there’s no question that Derek Chauvin should have won his appeal, but I would have been utterly shocked if he had. That’s the state of the legal system, especially in a place like Minnesota. The case will probably … Continue reading →
Suspect arrested in Bob Lee’s murder
Apparently the police must have had some evidence all along in the Bob Lee murder. My guess would be that it’s from video surveillance cameras in the neighborhood, plus perhaps witnesses who may have seen Lee with the accused earlier … Continue reading →
“Cite and release” considered in Los Angeles
Long long ago, when I was in college and took some sociology courses, I seem to recall learning about the purposes (plural) of incarceration. I’m doing this from memory, but they went something like this: protection (of the public), deterrence … Continue reading →
The death of Bob Lee
We still don’t know who stabbed Bob Lee to death in San Francisco, and we may never know. This article points out the empty words of the DA of the city who said, “We do not tolerate these horrific acts … Continue reading →