Old Yeller States the Union

Old Yeller was certainly in fine form on Thursday last.  It was a sterling performance: squinty eyes, scowl, jerky mannerisms and the best hey-you-kids-get-off-my-lawn angry old man voice in which to blame Republicans for every problem created by his administration.  Which he did, and facts be damned. It’s now clear why he was so late …

The “Equity” Swindle

“Aliis si licet, tibi non licet.” – Terence, Second Century BC Roman playwright Were he alive today, Terence could explain much of what is happening in our own foundering Republic.  Consider the line above from his work “Heauton Timōroumenos.”  In true Roman fashion it goes straight to the heart of the matter.  “What is permitted …

Do Black Lives Really Matter?

Do all black lives really matter?  Before the indignation causes an embolism, consider the following: Most of us attending to the news have heard the name David Dorn, and remember that he was a 77-year-old black police captain gunned down on Martin Luther King boulevard in St. Louis in late May by a looter wanting …

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