TEXAS Nationally, Republicans have issued strong denials that state legislation regarding voter access is intended to benefit their party. In 2021, the Texas legislature adopted new restrictions upon voter ID that have resulted in thousands of rejections by Texas officials… Read More ›
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Strained Quality of Justice
In The Merchant of Venice, the Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare, assigns Portia the task of imploring Shylock for mercy for Antonio’s life subject to his losing a “pound of flesh” for an outstanding financial debt. “The quality of mercy… Read More ›
ICYMI…………………….January 31, 1865
One hundred fifty-six years ago today, following the end of the Civil War, Congress proposed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which was ratified by the states on December 5, 1865. Its text is brief and appears quite clear: Neither… Read More ›
The Crime of Being a Child–Especially a Black Child
It is becoming increasingly evident that, just as driving while Black and walking while Black have become “crimes” that often draw police attention almost anywhere in America, simply being a Black child in a public school can likewise get one… Read More ›
War on Children, Chapter 5
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 ›
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 ›
ICE Does Not Melt
Editors’ Note: Reposted from The Winchester Star, October 22, 2021. One signal of irrational government is often the bureaucratic speech from representatives. Pay careful attention to it in this piece. Another result has been a multimillion-dollar settlement between the US… 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 ›
Beyond Our Border
TEXAS The Lone Star State has been, over recent months, at the forefront of national news ignoring mask and vaccine warnings, banning abortion accessibility, and crimping voting rights. As voluminous as national attention has been on Texas, not every resident… Read More ›