Category Archives: Crime & Punishment

Human animal news! The good, the bad and the weird

From Harper’s Weekly Review: The mayor of Columbus, Ohio, learned how to fill a pothole; the mayor of New York City announced that the city had filled more than 100,000 potholes since he took office in January; and in Johannesburg, … Continue reading

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A good thing happened re two items which offer some optimism

Warning: you who gaze relentlessly into the pandemonium offered by our temporal world might, just might, think I’ve reached the heights of delusion. Or depths, however you define it. But hold on for this story in today’s Daily News. It’s … Continue reading

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Again, with the Taxi Driver!

From Harper’s Weekly Review: A former taxi driver was reported to be at the center of Russia’s sabotage campaigns in Poland, Lithuania, Britain, and Germany; and Uber announced its plans to change its policies to bar drivers with histories of … Continue reading

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