Archive for the ‘Michael Brown’ Category
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Is the Grand Jury System Broken?
Posted on December 4, 2014
At the demand of the British Nobility, King John included the use of Grand Juries in the Magna Carta, although Henry II had first established the process in 1066. The...
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The Legacy of 1877
Posted on November 26, 2014
I am reading a book entitled 1877, America’s Year of Living Violently by Michael A. Bellesiles. It’s a book about, you guessed it, 1877. You think we have problems today? ...
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Media Malpractice in Ferguson
Posted on October 24, 2014
The nation’s news media has never been held in lower esteem. And never has that derision been more deserved than in Ferguson. It’s astounding really, how irresponsible the news coverage...
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Playing Politics With Ferguson
Posted on September 2, 2014
In the aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968, race riots convulsed the country. Chicago, Washington D.C., Baltimore and Louisville endured the worst of it. Almost 50...
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Final Ferguson Thoughts
Posted on August 26, 2014
It’s exceedingly sad that Michael Brown was shot 6 times by a police officer. It doesn’t matter if it was in the back or in the front. It doesn’t matter...
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