Category Archives: Accountability?

Klan Rising: Are The Media (& the Law) Finally Going to Pay Attention? (And, How About Quakers?)

[NOTE: Kudos to the Post & Timothy Egan. The good news here is that when the Klan faced the Law for real, the law won. But in its bloody heyday, in the 1920s & after, it was repeatedly abetted by the connivance, corruption or cowardice of those charged with upholding it. The bad news also … Continue reading Klan Rising: Are The Media (& the Law) Finally Going to Pay Attention? (And, How About Quakers?) →

This is NOT a Day for Schadenfreude!

Who am I kidding? There’s an old Zen koan, that goes like this: ”Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.” Substitute “indictment” for “enlightenment”, and it might be the most proper motto for today: As I write, the sun is coming up, just as it always has. A neighbor is … Continue reading This is NOT a Day for Schadenfreude! →

Yikes! The Next President could be A Gitmo Torture-Meister & Human Rights Shredder

[NOTES: I protested Gitmo and the U. S. torture program for years during the Iraqi-stan wars. There were a number of names from that horrible and still unaddressed period: Rumsfeld, Cheney (Dick, tho Liz agrees) W and more. Now there’s another one: a newbie Navy lawyer, aggressive, all-in, ambitious. Also unknown. But not unknown anymore: … Continue reading Yikes! The Next President could be A Gitmo Torture-Meister & Human Rights Shredder →

An Urgent talk With A Great Prophet . . .

Excuse me, sir, do you think there will be a conviction soon?? But what do you think are the odds?? Do you have any key observations on all these cases?? So, do you have a theory about these ninety-plus charges?? Another question: what should the folks in charge do now?? Are you looking ahead to … Continue reading An Urgent talk With A Great Prophet . . . →

Fleecing The Faithful: An Exclusive In-Depth Investigative Report

A Friendly Letter Since 1981: Quaker stuff, civil rights and other issues, hopeless causes, jokes, photos, stories Our Motto: “And it’s all right, even if you’re old and gray, ‘Cuz it’s all right, you still got something to say . . .” –Traveling Wilburys Chuck Fager — Writer, Editor Fleecing The Faithful: An Exclusive … Continue reading Fleecing The Faithful: An Exclusive In-Depth Investigative Report →