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[NOTE: In light of the way so much news this weekend focused on preparations for, as well as flare ups in anticipation of, this decision, I’ve decided to reprise this commentary, which I originally published on Thursday, November 20, at 5:18 a.m.] __________________ Ferguson has become a theatre of the absurd – complete with the-sky-is-falling reporters doing more… Read more.
Unsurprisingly, calls for the arrest of Officer Darren Wilson only became more restive yesterday, after lawyers for Michael’s parents released results of an autopsy they commissioned, which show that Wilson shot him at least six times. More importantly, here’s the truly poignant way these lawyers used CNN’s coverage of their release to reinforce his mother’s… Read more.
My heart really goes out to all of the people who were affected by the series of twisters that have utterly devastated everything in their path across the South and Midwest of the United States in recent weeks. The most deadly of them hit Joplin, Missouri on Sunday, killing over 120 and bringing the total… Read more.
