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Crime and tyranny

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Stephen W. Browne

“A nation that will not enforce its laws has no claim to the respect and allegiance of its people.” ~Ambrose Bierce Well, one Jordan Neely is dead and the Marine who put him in the fatal chokehold has been identified … Continue reading →

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The Swap

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Stephen W. Browne

In journalism you know you’re doing a good job covering an issue when both sides agree you’re being fair, or both sides hate your guts. I fear one of those times is upon me for what I’m about to say … Continue reading →

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Money for nothing

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Stephen W. Browne

I am currently watching one of the most enthralling dramas in recent memory, the meltdown of the cryptocurrency empire of 30-year-old Samuel Bankman-Fried. This comes on the heels of the sentencing of Elizabeth Holmes, the con artist who sold a … Continue reading →

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Armageddon around the corner

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Stephen W. Browne

Well it didn’t take long for Russia to avenge the bombing of the Kerch Strait road-and-rail bridge on Saturday. Overnight Sunday Russian air strikes hit the city of Zaporizhzhia destroyed houses and high-rise apartments in the southeast Ukrainian city. A … Continue reading →

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Uvalde

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Stephen W. Browne

Another horrific mass shooting has reignited the bitter recriminations that always follow such events. Shocking claims about inaction by the police that day are turning up, which I’d rather not say anything about that before further investigation, but it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Is there a way out?

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Stephen W. Browne

Well we are now a month into what was supposed to be a 48 hour walkover by Russia into Ukraine and we have no idea what to do next. A walkover would have been so simple to deal with. The … Continue reading →

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The verdict

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Stephen W. Browne

Kyle Rittenhouse was found innocent on all charges, and the first phase of the drama is over. Rittenhouse was on trial for murder in the deaths of: Anthony Huber, a convicted felon who held his grandmother and brother hostage at … Continue reading →

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Cease fire, well that was quick

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Stephen W. Browne

Well there’s a cease-fire in place and you know what that means, time to recycle an old joke! An Israeli soldier calls up his girlfriend, “Hey Rachel, how about a date tonight?” “Of course not! Don’t you know our country … Continue reading →

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It all started when he hit me back

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Stephen W. Browne

Annnnnd the Middle East is at war again as Israel’s neighbors have a go at her once more after a period of comparative quiet. This somehow fails to surprise. The excuse this time is the eviction of some Arab squatters … Continue reading →

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The radical center

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Stephen W. Browne

I don’t generally like The Atlantic, but I’m going to give credit where it’s due. They actually went out and did some journalism. The article I refer to is dated February 2, by Robert A. Pape, political-science professor at the … Continue reading →

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