Category Archives: Crime & Punishment

“Your true criminal”… remind you of anyone?

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Naomi

“Your true criminal,” [Robert] remembered Kevin saying one night, after a long discussion on penal reform, “has two unvarying characteristic, and it is these two characterics which make him a criminal. Monstrous vanity and colossal selfishness. And they are both … Continue reading →

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Justice and democracy, a critical link

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Naomi

“Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.” —Reinhold Niebuhr, in The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness (1944)

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Another Trump trial I forgot!

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Naomi

Geez, and here I was thinking I was so on top of the upcoming trials Trump will be facing one after another. But yet again, I forgot a trial. Remember the federal civil lawsuits, citing the Ku Klux Klan Act … Continue reading →

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