Mob law does not become due process of law by securing the assent of a terrorized jury. – Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, dissent in the appeal of Leo Frank, April 19, 1915 On March 8, 2021, jury selection will begin…
On May 29, 2020, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office charged former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin with third-degree murder (later raised to second-degree by Minnesota’s attorney general) in the death of George Floyd. Former Officers Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng,…
It is said that, in every large organization, the fecal matter flows downhill. Anyone who has ever worked in government can attest to the truth of that statement. But, for dramatic proof of that proposition, take a look at this…
In the death of George Floyd, the State of Minnesota has charged former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin with second-degree murder and former officers Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao with aiding and abetting that murder. But, as…
Most of us are the offspring of people who came here during the great waves of unrestricted European immigration between 1880 and 1920. Our forebears did not own slaves. They were mostly peasants who could no longer eke out an…
George Floyd, whose death serves as the focal point of protests and violence engulfing dozens of American cities, lost his life in Minneapolis on the evening of Monday, May 25, after an encounter with police with several powerful drugs in…
It is a favorite mantra at leftist demonstrations: “No Justice, No Peace.” To engage in constructive dialogue, it is important to hear the other side and to know their rallying cry. And now for yet another side’s rallying cry: “Nuh-uh,…
Are you against murder? Of course you are. Murder is not merely illegal, but also morally wrong, and you would never advocate or condone murder. What about racism? Are you also against racism? Certainly, every American can be expected to…