The Washington Post maintains a database of all police-related shootings. It’s the database nearly everyone uses when quoting statistics about police violence. However, it only contains shootings. So, for example, George Floyd isn’t in their database. According to their data, there have been two instances since May 25th (George Floyd’s
All life isn’t precious. Maybe a more accurate statement is that all lives aren’t equally precious. Don’t get mad at me. I came to that conclusion by watching you. I’ll explain. The argument is that we should all wear masks and social distance because we need to prevent the spread
In the early 90’s I was working at the South Florida branch of a large telecommunications company. One day, the HR people were seen walking around looking at everyone’s offices and cubes and taking notes. When they reached the cube of a good friend of mine, they pointed to a
When my son was 3 or 4 years old, we decided to paint his bedroom. He was watching us paint and said, “I hope we don’t do this very often”. I asked why. His reply, “Because every time we paint the room, it gets a little bit smaller.” Wow. That’s
As you all know, I like things to make sense. Recently, I’ve been trying to understand why people would vote for any Democrat this fall. I couldn’t understand why seemingly smart people would abandon fact, logic and reason to blindly support the Democratic Party. I spent a long time pondering
There are five black families that live on my street. I know because I counted them. A couple of days ago, I was talking with one of my neighbors and she mentioned that she didn’t really get what people mean when they talk about being color blind to race. I
Man, oh man! There are so many thing to talk about with this whole Goodyear thing that I could easily write a hundred pages. Instead, I’m going to unpack it a bit and spread it across several days. Here’s the first: In case you missed it (though it’s hard to
The term “fake news” is a catch-all term used to describe a larger problem: manipulation by the mainstream media. If you only focus on the word “fake” you’re missing the larger picture, and problem. In addition to making stuff up, the media uses partial truths and misdirection to influence what
<knock><knock><knock> Hello? Are there any Democrats here? If so, I have a favor to ask. I need you to help me understand why you support the Democratic Party. Now, before I continue, let me first say this: Those of us who support the President are fully aware of his faults.
I’d like to find a news source that will give me the facts, whatever they may be. I’m not interested in hearing opinions, speculation and what-ifs, or sound bites taken out of context. I’m looking for facts. I’m on an impossible quest. There is no such thing as a truly