Recently I attended my first actual social function since the Late Troubles began. We were careful; we wore masks as…
On May 29, 2020, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office charged former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin with third-degree murder (later…
Minneapolis, Minn. Today marks three months since George Floyd was killed, and the Twin Cities are still reeling. The riots…
Epigraph of the Series “ … the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition their Government for redress…
One of my ancestors knew Abraham Lincoln. All right, that’s not strictly true. He was a collateral ancestor of mine,…
The right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. — First…
The very first time I saw the Derek Chauvin–George Floyd video I was disgusted. I yelled at my TV screen,…
The belief that police are the enemy is gripping a vocal portion of the nation following the death of George…
Calls for disbanding the nation’s police forces have mounted following the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a…