The Kiss: V-J Day
Just about everyone in the US has seen this photo. It's probably the best known symbol of the end of World War Two. It's also in some cases been seen as an snapshot memory of a better time, when...
View ArticleBook Reviews: Chin, Party Music
Chin: The Life and Crimes of Mafia Boss Vincent Giganteby Larry McShane Mafia boss, clotheshorse and media junkie John Gotti sought and received attention during his rise and short stay as head of his...
View ArticleTulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby Kills Terence Crutcher
On September 16, 2016 Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby shot and killed one U.S. citizen named Terence Crutcher. Mr. Crutcher was unarmed. He had no gun on his person or in his vehicle. His vehicle had...
View ArticleTulsa Officer Charged For Killing Terence Crutcher - Is It the Right Charge...
As you've likely heard by now, the Oklahoma police officer, Betty Jo Shelby, who shot and killed Terence Crutcher, has now been charged with First Degree Manslaughter. In criminal law, when another...
View ArticleMovie Reviews: Keanu, Blood Father, In A Lonely Place
Keanudirected by Peter AtencioI didn't routinely watch the comedy sketch show Key and Peele when it was still running. Every now and then I would see something online by the show stars Keegan-Michael...
View ArticleFirst Presidential Debate: Trump vs. Clinton
Monday night, September 26, at 9 PM at Hofstra University, Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will meet for their first debate. The debate will run for approximately 90 minutes or...
View ArticleSo Who Won?
It's after midnight so I'm going to keep this brief. During the first part of the debate, Donald Trump actually appeared like a serious Presidential candidate. He was poised, he was on message, and...
View ArticleThe Detroit News Endorses Libertarian Gary Johnson
The Detroit News is the primary conservative newspaper in the Southeast Michigan area. When The Detroit News endorses someone for President it endorses the Republican. This time it decided to endorse...
View ArticleBook Reviews: The Bone Labyrinth
The Bone LabyrinthBy James RollinsThis is another installment in a series of thrillers but believe me when I tell you that it's really not necessary to have read the previous books. This book stands...
View ArticleMovie Reviews: The Conjuring 2
The Conjuring 2directed by James WanThis movie is not really all that different from the first installment but in this case that is a good thing. If you have reached a saturation point for gratuitous...
View ArticleTrump's Crude Talk About Women
The murder rate is rising. In a slowly improving economy the unemployment rate is ticking up. Russia just made a not so veiled threat against American armed forces in Syria. Another black man was shot...
View Article"Birth of a Nation" Tumbles at the Box Office: The Only Person to Blame is...
"Birth of a Nation" the biopic recapping the 1831 slave rebellion led by Nat Turner, opened on Friday, October 7th with much anticipation and intense scrutiny. The film set records back in January,...
View ArticleFaithless Electors: Could Electors Defect and Conspire to Elect Who They Want?
The other day, I had a conversation with a few friends about the Electoral College. We had a spirited discussion on this topic because my friend posed the question: If a bunch of billionaires got...
View ArticleLet's Talk About Sexual Assault Baby
The 2016 presidential election is shaping up to be one of the ugliest campaigns in history. On my commute this morning, all my favorite radio stations covered the latest attacks and zingers aimed at...
View ArticleBook Reviews: When The Thrill Is Gone, Assassin's Code
When The Thrill Is Goneby Walter MosleyWhen I call from work and the phone is busy/I never never never ask who was on the lineWhen I get home late she don't ask any questions/Cause she's got her thing...
View ArticleBen Carson Puts His Foot In His Mouth Defending Trump
Let's say you're a campaign surrogate. If people are constructing what you believe is a false narrative around your candidate you must defend your candidate in a way that destroys that narrative. If...
View ArticleInvictus
InvictusOut of the night that covers me,Black as the pit from pole to pole,I thank whatever gods may beFor my unconquerable soul.In the fell clutch of circumstanceI have not winced nor cried...
View ArticleFun and Games in Michigan: False Accusations and No Nonsense Judges
It shouldn't matter but because people often jump to conclusions based on misunderstanding or disliking an argument I would like to point out that I do know people who have been sexually assaulted or...
View ArticleBook Reviews: Waking Up Screaming
Waking Up Screamingby H.P. LovecraftH.P. Lovecraft was probably the most influential horror writer of the 20th century. His influence has touched people as disparate as Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates,...
View ArticleTime to turn on the heat?
When do you turn on the central heating in your home? Or if you don't have central heating when do you start loading up fireplaces and turning on space heaters? Because I grew up in Michigan I like to...
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