Holy the Crazy Shepherds of Rebellion
Last night I was watching Barney Miller and Mannix on some nostalgia TV channel … Family Entertainment TV. Wow. Mannix
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Twenty Years Gone: 9/11
Top illustration by Tim Forkes Has it been 20 years? September 11, 2001. The world changed for those of us
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September Letters to Jim: Afghanistan and California Oh No
Top Illustration by Tim Forkes In honor of Labor Day, I am choosing not to wear white while I answer
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Afghanistan Nightmare Comes to the Inevitable End
Top illustration by Tim Forkes Afghanistan has fallen under the complete control of the Taliban. That was pretty fast. Eleven
Read moreRemembering 9/11 in the year of COVID-19
Today is the 19th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and the
Read moreTracy Walder the unexpected spy from USC
It was a SRO audience on Thursday evening at the Ivy Bookshop on Falls Road. Tracy Walder, an attractive young
Read moreSeptember 11: Remembering the day and what it has brought us
Posted yesterday on Instagram, from Katie Couric: “18 years ago today 3,000 people would be spending their last night with
Read moreDoes the media blame the victims
Media responses to last week’s attack on the Paris headquarters of controversial satirical — Charlie Hebdo — in which 12 people
Read moreHas Sen. Dianne Feinstein endangered American lives
Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) drew the ire of many in the intelligence community — as well as
Read moreBowe Bergdahl release a good start
Bowe Bergdahl’s release has caused consternation and debate on Capitol Hill, but it should not have been controversial. It was merely
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