Editors’ Note: This is Chapter 5 of a six-chapter expose by ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit “newsroom” that produces investigative journalism “with moral force.” The treatment of children in Tennessee reported here, of whatever race, by local officials, is almost unimaginable…. Read More ›
crime and punishment
Beyond Our Border
CALIFORNIA The resignation this month of Devin Nunes before the end of his current term was a surprise – maybe. The rationale offered was his choice to become the CEO of the new media and technology company initiated by the… Read More ›
War on Children, Chapter 4
Editors’ Note: This is Chapter 4 of a six-chapter expose by ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit “newsroom” that produces investigative journalism “with moral force.” The treatment of children in Tennessee reported here, of whatever race, by local officials, is almost unimaginable…. Read More ›
The Itinerant Vigilante
Don Quixote was not a vigilante in the literal sense of the term. His self-appointed mission was essentially to revive the romantic qualities of medieval chivalry as a knight errant wandering in search of adventures. An ideal knight represented a… Read More ›
Tepid State of Terror
STATE OF TERROR by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny Book Review by Jim McCarthy Sadly, the state of terror engendered by this novel was visited upon this reader. The tale traces the ruthless revenge pursued by a clever and… Read More ›
State Treatment of Black–and Other–Children
Editors’ Note: This is Chapter 1 of a six-chapter expose by ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit “newsroom” that produces investigative journalism “with moral force.” The treatment of children in Tennessee reported in this article–of whatever race–by state officials is almost unimaginable…. Read More ›
Aborting Democratic Elections
There is a corollary to the adage about power and corruption. Election victories cause visions of power to infect reason. Virginia’s newly elected attorney general, Jason Miyares, announced that he would seek legislation from the General Assembly authorizing his office… Read More ›
Police Reform, Reducing Deaths
Editors’ Note: Reposted from The New York Times, October 6, 2021. By Charles Blow In a shocking revelation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday released provisional data suggesting that between 2019 and 2020, the country had its biggest… Read More ›