A 21-year-old walked into a crowded train station in Chicago wearing a bullet proof vest and carrying a loaded gun. Union Station is the third-busiest train station in the United States and is what is known as a "target rich environment". Had he opened fire, he would have been ...read more
Photo: Officer Montrell Jackson, one of those killed in Baton Rouge today. Courtesy PBSO.It would be a relief of inexpressible proportions if we could go just a few days without the kind of event that feels like it really does herald the collapse of society. But today, ...read more
There was so much wrong with ABC News' town hall special with President Obama that I can't possibly fit it all into four posts, let alone one, so I'm just going to stick with the things I really need to get out of my system, and which illustrate all the other things I can't ...read more
It looks like somebody told Donald Trump that making sad-face about the killings of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling is good for his image with voters who want to think he's not racist, so he injected his speech in Indiana with his best attempt at Obama-like nuance between ...read more
In the wake of this week’s tragedies, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton called on white Americans to express empathy by listening to the experiences of black Americans. That empathy was the topic of discussion on this week's Meet the Press.Apparently, ...read more
Let’s just come right out and say it immediately: If you’re someone who values innocent life, someone who is outraged by the killing of two black men by police officers who appeared to break their oath to protect and serve, you’re hopefully equally outraged by the wanton shooting ...read more