Category Archives: Crime & Punishment

Black History: What Do the FBI & J. Edgar Hoover have to Do With It? (A Whole Lot: Check It Out)

From – Religion News Service: For FBI legend J. Edgar Hoover, Christian nationalism was the gospel truth, argues new book In The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover, Stanford professor Lerone Martin details how the longtime FBI director shaped the belief in America as a Christian nation. March 10, 2023 — By Bob Smietana (RNS) — … Continue reading Black History: What Do the FBI & J. Edgar Hoover have to Do With It? (A Whole Lot: Check It Out) →

Dyer: Israel and its Democracy Hang in the Balance

[NOTE: In Israel, there’s a brief timeout. Can the resistance maintain its readiness and its remarkable, unlikely coalition to mount another general strike if needed? Or will Netanyahu outlast them, as he has his other opponents for so long?] Gwynne Dyer. — Apr 01 2023 Gwynne Dyer is a UK-based Canadian journalist and historian who writes … Continue reading Dyer: Israel and its Democracy Hang in the Balance →

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 . . . →

For The Weekend: Daniel Ellsberg — Another American Hero

[ NOTE: Dan Ellsberg, born in April 1931, started out as a laser-bright Harvard grad, a Marine, and was a Pentagon whiz kid under Defense Secretary Robert MacNamara, when the Vietnam War heated up. He rose to fame when his conscience moved him to copy and release a secret report, called the Pentagon Papers, which … Continue reading For The Weekend: Daniel Ellsberg — Another American Hero →

Our Turn Almost Came. Twice.

A question: are you among the Americans who wonder often, maybe every morning: Will It Be My Turn Today? Our Turn? ”Our Turn” for — ? You know: Our Turn for — what else?