ISIS Made a Mistake
This week ISIS made what could be a significant mistake. They conducted a state sanctioned beheading of an American photo journalist using an executioner who spoke fluent English. Expect the other...
View ArticlePatriot's Day
That is the official name for September 11. It is a bit less direct than Pearl Harbor Day, but different ways for different times. What is so special about the date September 11? In 1683, Islamic...
View ArticleDon't Panic!
That's not only on the cover of the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, it is also the phrase of the day for the Nice Government Men. Some guy, who coincidentally is a Muslim, hacks the head off of a...
View ArticleLessons From the Farm
When a friend of mine was a young man on a farm, one of his jobs was to kill the mice that inevitably set up house keeping near the corn crib. This frequently meant doing dusk patrols with a .22...
View ArticleHero Worship
Yesterday I heard someone read an editorial about how wrong it is to refer to our soldiers "generically" as heroes. That it is a pernicious form or hero worship. That to do so diminishes the meaning of...
View ArticleRecipe for Unrest
The numbers of recipes for unrest are limitless and no recipe is the cause for all unrest. Nevertheless, systemic problems tend to create systemic unrest. Prior to the introduction of modern abortion,...
View ArticleFerguson
I recently read a news article that the church that Michael Brown Sr. belonged to was burned down during the rioting. That the church was not anywhere near the neighborhoods where the protesters,...
View ArticleI like cops
As most of you know, I am a defense attorney. That makes me and law enforcement professional adversaries. Interestingly, the officers who have challenged me the most I like the best. I think that this...
View ArticleA Writing Sabbatical
From time to time, my friend David Lewis and I get together and talk. Inevitably, a small portion of our conversation will turn to writing blogs for the Times. Inevitably (for about the past five...
View ArticleJe Suis Charlie
I must be getting old. My memory must be failing. I could have sworn that only five months ago that we were all Charlie. At least everyone in the broadcast and print media were. Surely you haven't...
View ArticleWhat's Wrong With America
Since they are all human beings, police officers aren't perfect. Nevertheless, they are turning out to be better than early news reports would suggest. Still, people are looking for reasons to riot and...
View ArticleHey Y'all, Watch This!
Dateline: Twin Falls, Idaho. Authorities say BASE jumper James E. Hickey died after jumping from a southern Idaho bridge. As part of the stunt, he set his parachute on fire as he jumped from the...
View ArticleVisiting Our Nation's Capital
From time to time, I am compelled to take a vacation. Give me a long weekend any time, but I am not a big fan of vacation. Every day I am gone I get three days behind in work. Vacations cost a lot of...
View ArticleMartin O'Malley 2016
This year's presidential race reminds me of an amalgam of 1975-1976 and 1979-1980. The Democratic Primary of 1976 had 16 Democratic candidates for President. Among them were some really big names:...
View ArticleEnvironmental Pope - Church and Science
The last time that the Catholic Church took a definitive stand on matters of science, it nearly excommunicated Galileo for observing spots on the sun, moons orbiting Jupiter, "ears" around Saturn, and...
View ArticleDonald Trump
Let me first state that among the sixteen announced Republican candidates for President [number subject to change between date of writing and publication] I have no favorite. Unlike the Democratic...
View ArticleLet the Games Begin
We are on the eve of one of what may be shaping up to the biggest gladiatorial event since the Colosseum in Rome. If you have seen the movie "Gladiator," think to the scene when Russell Crowe and his...
View ArticlePuppy Tales - Outnumbered Again
Some would call us "empty nesters." However, our home is anything but an empty nest. My wife and I have our "fuzzy children." Two years ago, our yellow labrador retriever, Rocky, died from cancer. We...
View ArticleThe First Debate Is Over
There is no doubt that Carley Fiorina made the best showing in the Republican primary debate undercard. There is a good chance that her pole numbers will go up and she will make the next main event....
View ArticleRound Two
__12:15 a.m. Sept. 17__ The second Republican Presidential Primary debate is over. My first thought is that the Democratic hierarchy has made a poor decision in trying to shield their chosen candidate...
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