We have few defenses against heavily armed, masked thugs who drag people away. People wear masks so they can’t be identified. The “bad guys” (e.g., bank robbers) don’t want to get caught. The only “good guys” who wear masks are in comic books and works of fiction. 1/9

“Rule of law” means every person is subject to the law. [FN1] That standard was fundamental to our system of justice. At the State of the Union, Tony Soprano could have played the part of the POTUS, thanking the Chief…

Yesterday, the DePauw University football team won the Monon Bell for the fourth consecutive year, 41-20. Since at least 1999 I have watched the game streamed live at the “official” Indy site, Broad Ripple Tavern. (It’s extremely annoying when one repeats a garish 41-20 score.) 1/6

DePauw’s website has a logo for the game on the University’s website. Some people might not realize there actually is a bell for a traveling trophy. The Monon Bell, kept for the fourth year in a row by…

Several U.S. Senators [FN1] caved during the night and have entered an agreement to end the government shutdown. With little point in fuming about it, there are two batches of documents or lists that the voters have a right to see, the first being Epstein docs. 1/11

Membership in or affiliation w/a political party does not enter into diagnosis of an individual who sexually abuses a child. Epstein documents, w/o names being masked, should be released now. Anyone who holds public office…

In 10 months, between a move west and the USA facing authoritarian rule, it seems prudent to revisit similarities and differences between der fuehrer of the 12 ½ year reich (“18") [FN1] and the current occupant of the Oval Office (who still comes up short). 1/11

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1) The book that 18 wrote was bought by many, [FN2] was rehashed bigotry, and was gibberish & doggerel, but gibberish & doggerel that 18 dictated and was neither ghost-written [FN3] nor…