On March 9th, 1950, Timothy Evans was hanged in England for the murder of his 13-month-old daughter, Geraldine Evans. Evans’ landlord, John Christie, was later found to be a serial killer who had murdered other women, including Evans’ wife, Beryl, as well as his daughter Geraldine. The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act, 1965 [see…
Benghazi Affair III Although Joe Scarborough is as dim-witted as ever [see here], New York Times journalist Maureen Dowd conferred some integrity into her profession.The reason: she is simply going through the facts (You remember what they are, don’t you Joe?) to look at the potential incompetence of the ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice. She is…
When reading a news article from the very left-leaning British Broadcasting Corporation, the artful journalist will sometimes hide their bias against Israel and for the savage jihadis in Palestine in sophisticated word play. So one could read right through an article and only decipher the leftist narrative by reading between the lines. And then you…
Benghazi Affair; Benghazi Affair II Now that the current administration has a “mandate from the people” with its 50.6% popular vote win, they may try that little harder to keep the Benghazi cover-up under wraps. The media to its credit remain resigned to making sure Toto does not pull those curtains back. So when the…
In 1986 the United Kingdom government enacted the Public Order Act [see here]. For many this legislation has stifled not only insulting speech but most speech. Here’s the thing: if something that you say (that is speech) can wind you up in prison, why would you take a chance and say anything remotely controversial? Why…
An updated look at the classic Leonard E. Read essay on the complex, self-ordering chaos that is the free-market system. [Competitive Enterprise Institute]
I took a look at the basic questions that were not put to ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice here. Now, although basic questions have not been asked of either Rice of President Obama, it seems Congress is still unable to unlock such basic inquiries as “Mr. Morrell, you say Ms. Rice was speaking from an…
What would it be like to live in a society where a minority of citizens, this minority based upon their skin tone let’s say, could make sweeping accusations about the majority of this same society, this majority again being based on their skin tone? And what would it be like if this minority could enlist…
Israel’s relations with its Islamic and Arab neighbours has declined massively over the last four years. This has been evidenced by vitriolic statements made by Islamic leaders such as Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi, as well as incursions and rocket fire into Israeli lands. The so-called Arab Spring has resulted in a de facto isolationist stance by…
Life, liberty & the non-pursuit of socialism 