Another day, another school shooting. More calls for fervent prayers, far less fervent calls for curbs on firearms, background checks, and so on. The absurd Oliver North, new head of the NRA, blaming the latest deadly shooting on a culture … Continue reading
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The crash of 2008 and the recession that followed were the result of a speculative real estate frenzy fueled by reckless lending. It ruined millions of lives. Most were people who never accepted a bad loan, flipped a house, or … Continue reading
Is what happened at Ft. Hood a tragedy, madness, evil, carelessness? Can something be done, or are we doomed to endure one slaughter after another? One thing is certain, we don’t seem to know how to talk about these things, … Continue reading