I recently administered a survey to a group of students at Truman University on the topic of sexual assault. The results showed that most
Ferguson: McCulloch used grand jury to exonerate Darren Wilson
When a person is arrested for probable cause, a prosecutor convenes a grand jury in order to bring an indictment. But, St. Louis County
Ferguson grand jury: Same old inequality, different venue
The decision not to indict Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown is wrong in multiple ways, not the least of which
The Klan and Ferguson: Who didn’t see this coming?
A few day ago many sources reported on the efforts of the Missouri KKK to get in on the Ferguson action. The white-robed bubba
The real state of emergency in Ferguson
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon’s declaration of a “state of emergency” in Ferguson is bad news in many ways, but I’ve been struggling with finding
When politicians dictate how the music should sound: Lessons from Shostakovich
There was a saying popular among anti-war protestors of the 1960s. Just because you’re paranoid, don’t think they’re not out to get you. We
Midterms: Democratic Party didn’t give people a reason to vote
It’s absolutely true that Mitch McConnell and the Republicans obstructed every Democratic initiative. On the other hand, Democrats didn’t give people a reason to
Absolutism in political novels and in political reality: The Iron Heel
One of my favorite essays of all time comes from old-school conservative writer Whitaker Chambers. In the late 1950s he reviewed Ayn Rand’s thousand-page
An honest way to prevent unrest in Ferguson: Do the right thing
There is justifiable concern about an outbreak of violence in Ferguson once the Grand Jury announces whether or not it is issuing an indictment
RIP Democratic Party: The best of the 2014 election post-mortems
The average American lost big in the midterm election yesterday when their last, best, if imperfect, hope, the Democratic party, was, in legislative terms