As the unremorseful Derek Chauvin was cuffed and led out of the courtroom to his potentially life-long imprisonment, I was overwhelmed by a deep, abject sadness when I had expected that such an outcome would bring, at least, momentary jubilation. Chauvin is unquestionably a murderer, proven by contemporaneous video as…
I hope you’re enjoying your name-on-the-tip-of-everybody’s-tongue status. While trying to make sense of the political state of our currently fragile union, your elevated importance would seem, to me, anyway, in need of some arm’s-length clarity. I’m delighted to assist in that endeavor. You know that your behavior has dire consequences,…
bi•par•ti•san /bīˈpärdəzən/ adjective involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other’s policies In essence, it’s simply the way civilized people behave. Whether bi or tri or parliamentary, ideas get fleshed out amidst probative, well-intentioned, constructive debate and, after the shouting, name-calling and fist-pounding, more…
The trial of Derek Chauvin began this week. It’s mostly televised, I guess, so those of us who’ve only witnessed courtroom dramatizations on Law and Order will get to see how this bizarre ritual actually unfolds. I say, bizarre, because from the opening remarks, even one’s least cynical tendencies would…