What do these three things have in common: the recent Biden vs. Trump war of threatening words, the Dozens, and Inuit song duels? They’re all ways that people (especially men) threaten each other in an almost-comical way, in which the … Continue reading →
Found and cornered by Austin police, the bomber who had terrorized Austin in recent weeks killed himself by setting off an explosive device in his car. Mark Conditt, 23 years old, was traced and located by police through a series … Continue reading →
In still another example of the sad and sorry and downright dangerous state of journalism today, the tale of Gina Haspel’s (Trump’s new pick to head the CIA) involvement in overseeing the waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah in Afghanistan in 2002, … Continue reading →
I have to say that these findings somewhat surprised me, although on reflection I know they shouldn’t have: 42 of the 50 cities in the world with the highest murder rates are in Latin America. I certainly was aware that … Continue reading →
This is terrible: A gunman and three female hostages were found dead at a military veterans home in Northern California on Friday evening, officials said, a grim end to a standoff that lasted nearly eight hours. Shortly before 6 p.m., … Continue reading →
The Parkland shooting seems to have inspired a surge of references to the alleged fatherlessness of most school shooters (and even of most mass murderers). This article is fairly typical of such pieces, for example, and I see similar assertions … Continue reading →
The Parkland shootings—and the police reaction to them—have sparked predictable responses on both sides. Here’s the way the liberal position on this seems to work, based on some or all of the following beliefs: (1) “Good guys” don’t kill people … Continue reading →
It would be a tedious and lengthy process to list all the ways in which the authorities messed up during the events leading up to and including the Parkland shooting. If you’ve followed the coverage, you probably already know what … Continue reading →
Yesterday and today, on the comments thread to this post I put up last night, there was a great deal of discussion about the reactions of the security guard at Parkland who failed to engage the shooter or even enter … Continue reading →
If the guard isn’t willing to engage the killer, the guard’s weapon does no good. This is a very very disturbing report: Scot Peterson, who was the last line of defense at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas resigned after video surfaced … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Here are links to Part I, Part II, and Part IIIA of the series. I figure that now—in the wake of the Parkland shooting—would be as good time as any to publish the last installment in this series, so … Continue reading →
As you can see from today’s headlines on memeorandum, the Parkland shootings are being used as a springboard for advocates of more gun control. This is hardly unusual; it’s regularly done after each such event. Some would say these tragedies … Continue reading →