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The Rhetoric of the Aurora Aftermath 30 Jul 2012 | 12:09 pm
Are you completely exhausted by all the after-the-fact gun control talk? Yeah, me too. Every time a mentally deranged James Holmes (Aurora, Colorado), a Jared Loughner (Tucson, Arizona) or a Seung-Hui...
Your Body Telegraphs Your Lies 26 Jul 2012 | 12:30 pm
So, have you heard the stories about how to beat a polygraph test? Ever read any of the odd suggestions on the internet? Among them: Count backwards from 100 during the test to distract your brain, le...
Executing the Retarded? 24 Jul 2012 | 10:46 pm
When I saw the headlines my stomach lurched. The State of Georgia has issued an execution warrant for a retarded man? Oh, Good Grief, I thought, has America come to this? Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ...
Show Your Papers – But WHAT Papers? 9 Jul 2012 | 12:04 pm
Gentlemen, grab your wallets. Ladies, look in your billfold. See the spots there for credit cards and your driver’s license? I bet there’s room for one more card in there, right? I propose we fill it ...
Only Adults Can Stop Sandusky-types 2 Jul 2012 | 12:02 pm
It was the most raw and emotionally brutal court cases I’ve ever sat through – the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. Jerry Sandusky. Eight young men ranging in age from 18 to 28 testifying about their ...
Athletes Shouldn’t Get an Automatic Pass 26 Jun 2012 | 07:13 am
Okay, I want the big, bad federal government to stop it! Get off the backs of these poor professional athletes. Leave them alone to simply do what they do best – rake in dollars and public adulation b...
Bravery in the Witness Box at the Sandusky Trial 18 Jun 2012 | 12:02 pm
They’re all different, the men who come forward to tell their stories of childhood sexual abuse. But they all share a debilitating horror. Psychologists say it is difficult for any childhood victim of...
Bad Laws Make Bad Politics 11 Jun 2012 | 12:03 pm
Our political system is all messed up. I won’t even couch that with an “allegedly” or a “reportedly” – it is just a mess and our federal election laws are a joke. You want to know exactly where a cand...
The Beauty of Justice In Action 28 May 2012 | 03:46 pm
When they first sit down together they look uncomfortable. No one knows each other and it could be a group of people who have gathered for a mandatory driver’s ed class or in response to some training...
A Happy Mother’s Day – If You Aren’t Locked Up 14 May 2012 | 12:54 pm
Happy Mother’s Day to all the other Moms out there! Your children have likely bought you a nice card and a gift, maybe some flowers or perhaps they plan to take you out for a fancy meal to show you ho...
