On May 1, Maryland State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby filed charges against six Baltimore police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray, who died of spinal injuries incurred in the course of his arrest and transport in a police van. The Washington Post offers a primer on the Gray case here. Following the indictments…
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Heather Mac Donald: Too mad to add!
Actually, that should be “too mad to calculate correctly,” but at this blog, “funny” beats “honest” every time. My current complaint with Heather occurred in a stridently written but basically correct takedown of the Obama Administration’s announcement that schools “disproportionately” disciplining black students could face federal lawsuits. Heather labels (correctly, in my opinion) as “fiction”…
Revolt of the Janeites—Bailin’ on Palin
That retching sound you may have noticed over the past few weeks may go down in history as “The Revolt of the Janeites”—the announcement by Jane Austen-reading Republicans that they are not, goddamnit, going to vote for the likes of Sarah Palin, not as long as it looks like she’s going to lose, anyway. So…