HOW DEEP THE BLOOD? Part Three: Moslem Immigration and the 28th Amendment
Nationhood, Manhood, & Refugees One doesn’t need to think too deeply to reason out some of the fundamental characteristics that define nationhood. A nation requires a name and a territory drawn by borders. A nation has a right to defend itself and its borders. A nation has the right to regulate currency, trade, and immigration […]
HOW DEEP THE BLOOD? Part Two: “C´est Guerre.”
In Part One I attempted to describe the inherent enmity between moslems on one side and jews (plus their Christian supporters) over the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. But any list of sources of “inherent” enmity between moslems and Christians has to include end times theology. Neither faith holds that things will end well between moslems […]
HOW DEEP THE BLOOD? Part One: A Religious and Historical Perspective
I gave fair warning that I might write about religion and/or global politics. I write now in the wake of the Paris massacre of November 13, 2015. The following Part One examines the religious and historical background of the foundational circumstances whereby moslems wage holy war against the West. I fear that the carnage of […]
LEAVE YOUR GUN IN THE CAR
Here’s another sign from the grounds of the Lake County Government Complex. The sign’s location is just inside the East entrance from Main Street/SR 55. The bit of roofline visible in the background is from the Administration Building. “Leave your gun in the car.” That caveat is part of the standard advice that I give […]
THE ELEGANCE OF RETURN FIRE
When I was admitted to the practice of law, Indiana’s self-defense statute permitted the use of force to defend one’s property, one’s home, and one’s self. The statute permitted the use of force for the defense of “others” only when such “others” were immediate family to their defender. The statute was asinine, and I knew […]
THE TROUBLE WITH CIVILITY PART TWO
Part One of “The Trouble with Civility” centered on the fictional Atticus Finch and the fictional trial of the fictional Tom Robinson. There is much opinion in Part Two but no fiction. The term “civility” is curiously absent from the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct, perhaps because the concept of civility defies that degree of […]
ATTICUS FINCH AND PART ONE OF THE TROUBLE WITH CIVILITY
I mean to write at least two Articles about professional civility. Until a few months ago there was no better example of civility than Atticus Finch of Maycomb, Alabama as we knew him from To Kill a Mockingbird. Then came the recently released Go Set a Watchman and its cruel “exposure” of Atticus as a […]
A MONUMENT TO CORRUPTION
I begin with a few words about foresight or the lack of it. The first diagnosis of asbestosis came in 1924 in the UK. Despite increased knowledge of the dangers of asbestos over the next few decades, Lake County built its sprawling Crown Point Government Complex in the early 1970’s with asbestos seemingly in every […]
IGNORANCE OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
The photo above may look familiar. There are multiple versions of this threatening sign near the Lake County Jail. One apparent purpose of the sign and its prohibition of “unauthorized communications with Inmates” is to maintain a safe distance between the public and “trusty” inmates who venture outside for some useful task such as exercising […]
The Quadro Tracker (A Tale of Scoundrels, Fools, and Public Funds)
I knew back in 1996 that the story of the Quadro Tracker had to be remembered, retold, and shared with a forgetful public. So here it is after 19 years of dormancy. On January 15, 1996 Region readers of the NWI Times were treated to front page ink (above the fold) on the wondrous Quadro […]