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  • The Impossibility of a Police-less Society

    The Impossibility of a Police-less Society0

    The hue and cry for a police-less society is serious stuff. For some advocates, the term “defund the police” refers simply to making victimless crimes (drug use, etc.) the responsibility of social workers rather than police officers. But to others it means eliminating law enforcement entirely. Is such a condition possible? Can a society function

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  • A Lesson in Human Dignity From Stone Age Ireland

    A Lesson in Human Dignity From Stone Age Ireland0

    Five thousand, two hundred years ago, long before Stonehenge, long before the Pyramids, farming communities in the Boyne Valley of Ireland built a gigantic passage tomb, called Newgrange. It covers 4,500 square meters, or more than one acre, of ground. The builders heaped alternating layers of stone and earth until it was 12 meters high.

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  • Charlamagne tha God and Killer Mike Call for Lawful Black Gun Ownership

    Charlamagne tha God and Killer Mike Call for Lawful Black Gun Ownership0

    In March, Princess Pope was forced to close her business – Guns and Roses Boutique, located in Dallas – because of the coronavirus. Then things got worse. Shortly after she was allowed to reopen, Pope’s store was vandalized and looted during the protests and riots that erupted following the death of George Floyd. “I can’t believe it,” Pope told

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  • Former Police Officer Speaks Up About Black-on-Black Crime

    Former Police Officer Speaks Up About Black-on-Black Crime0

    Chicago recently experienced the most violent weekend in its history: 85 people were wounded by gunfire and 25 people were murdered on Memorial Day weekend between 7 pm on Friday, May 29, and 5 am, Monday, June 1. “We’ve never seen anything like it at all,” said Max Kapustin, of the University of Chicago’s Crime

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  • The Columbus Calumny

    The Columbus Calumny0

    I have lived in the East Bronx neighborhood of Morris Park practically my entire life. Predominantly Italian until recently, Morris Park still retains a strong Italian flavor. The Italian language of the neighborhood Nonas fills my ears; the first dishes I cooked without Mom’s help were all Italian (the ingredients purchased at nearby fruit and

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  • An Open Letter to Our Kakistocrat Elected Officials

    An Open Letter to Our Kakistocrat Elected Officials0

    Dear Mayors and Governors, In his book The Best Words, Robert Hartwell Fiske, once editor and publisher of the online Vocabula Review, defined kakistocracy (kak-i-Stock-rah-see) as “government by the worst, most unscrupulous, or least qualified citizens.” As one of his examples of usage, he offered this excerpt written by James Russell Lowell in 1876: “What fills me

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