Bike lanes
FOPS bops city with lawsuit to curb loading-zone plan
“We’ve done everything possible to avoid this action – petitions, testimony, meetings, outreach – to reason with officials,” said Brotman.
Police
Is Walz weird? Judge for yourself
OK, that’s been cleared up. Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz misspoke when in 2018, he said this: “We can make sure that those weapons of war that I carried in war is the only place where those weapons are at.” He was never in war. The closest he
Culture
Ending the Michael Brown lie
Editor’s note: On the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, I republish the column that proves “Hands up! Don’t shoot!” was built on a lie. —- Without meaning to, George Floyd has brought us together, both Americans and foreigners. There have been more memorials and protest marches
Politics
Kamala hits her left turn signal
So now we know, Kamala Harris has turned left and rolled the dice by selecting leftist, two-term Minnesota governor Tim Walz. Harris is already being portrayed by Republicans as the “most liberal U.S. senator,” one of the coastal elites. Harris is to the left of Joe Biden, and has
Politics
Kamala can’t get away with the silent treatment
Kamala Harris is being too clever by half with how she plans to handle the now-aborted second Presidential debate scheduled for Sept. 10. Many in the media are saying Donald J. Trump “backed out.” Team Kamala says he is “afraid” to debate her. Say what you will about Trump, he
Israel
The youth: Dumb or just misinformed?
At first glance at these polling numbers, my knee-jerk response is that it proves the younger you are, the dumber you are. That may come from me being in the 65+ group, so let me take a step back and be kind. Instead of dumb, let’s say the younger
Riots
Breaking down the city’s settlement with the rioters
About that $9.25 million giveaway to people who may have been hurt by police who tried to put down the social justice protest riots following George Floyd’s murder in the summer of 2020: I see the big picture as a triad, with three elements. Before looking at the
Crime
Dems smell the coffee when it comes to crime
Pardon me while I chuckle about the amazing, sudden, unexpected proliferation of pro-cop Democrats. Here’s me chuckling. ☺️ Most of these Democrats happen to be candidates and their awakening (not Awokening) intersects with their attempts to be elected or re-elected, most especially in big cities that have been under the
Police
Hiring retired cops sounds good, but...
I like to give credit for good ideas, when possible, so I sent an email to City Councilwoman member Cherelle Parker for her idea to hire retired cops to help fill the decimated ranks of men and women in blue. It was explained in this inquirer story. There’s one
Crime
Anti-lynch law is hung on a technicality
I am so glad the U.S. Congress bravely passed a bill — the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act — to outlaw lynching, and President Joe Biden courageously signed it into law. Emmett Till was a victim of lynching. Lynching is defined as an extrajudicial killing by a group, most often used to
George Floyd
George Floyd, the accidental martyr
This may come across as mean, but I really have had enough of the beatification of George Floyd and the endless sympathy for his family. What did they do to deserve an audience with the President of the United States? It’s a little much. So there is no misunderstanding:
Black Lives Matter
Why Black Lives Matter has lost support
How do you feel about Black Lives Matter? Wait! Stop! That’s a poor question, because Black Lives Matter isn’t a single thing. First is the idea, the principle, that Black Lives Matter (also). Second is what I call Black Lives Matter, Inc., which is the Marxist-led political/social