Tag Archives: Events of the Day

I was born a little less than eight years after President Kennedy’s assassination, so I don’t have any direct memories of that event. But the shockwaves that event has sent through time are truly amazing to behold, even to this … Continue reading →

It seems to me that the best thanks to all veterans would be to work as hard as we can to avoid the creation of more war veterans in the future.

Terrific article about the closing of a beloved local restaurant in Indiana: On the last morning, before the waffle irons went cold and the pictures came down, before the lock refused to lock, before the claw crashed through the roof, … Continue reading →

That is all. Ixnay on the utdown-shay!

Sports columnist Jason Whitlock is often an interesting commentator on race issues, particularly as they relate to sports. Here’s an excerpt from his column today: The people at the top of the rap music food chain should not be afforded … Continue reading →

We expect our legal system to produce moral consequences, and yet, so often it does not. It’s probably the case that a codified legal system can’t be expected to always produce moral consequences, precisely because what’s moral cannot be so … Continue reading →

(A repost of what I’ve run on July 4 the last couple of years) Here’s a really weird story. It’s so weird, I’m not sure the historians didn’t make it up out of whole cloth. It seems that around 235 … Continue reading →

I’m trying to wrap my head around this story. A convicted murderer is about to go free in Indiana. The case has never been in doubt; this isn’t a case of innocence-by-DNA. The woman confessed to the crime, and there … Continue reading →