Transforming America’s Schools into Authoritarian Instruments of Compliance
These days, it is far too easy to rattle off the outrageous examples of zero tolerance policy run amok in…
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Heroes in Dark
“There are no heroes,” he said, “because they are all dead.” Morning light soothed the pain of his words. A…
Rapid Eye Movement: The Art of Samy Sfoggia
Samy Sfoggia was born in 1984. She has a bachelor’s degree in History and studied Art and Photography. She works…
From NSA Spying and VIPR Sweeps to Domestic Drones: A Round-Up of the Police State Programs NOT Affected by a Government Shutdown
Like clockwork, we’ve ticked back to the annual government shutdown scare that invariably dominates news headlines and sends stocks seesawing…
The Death of the State Employee
I used to have nightmares of a dead city. Its beauty would lie broken across harsh streets. No lights could…
Why Terence Sellers is Too Outré for Bohemia
In autobiographical fiction, Terence Sellers aptly predicted her fate as a writer. Her chosen subject matter, sadomasochism, was considered too…
Common Core: A Lesson Plan for Raising Up Compliant, Non-Thinking Citizens
As I point out in my new book, A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State, there are several…
Hail To The Three Kings, Baby
Summer has come to its end. The humidity has died, and the sweeping rains kiss the ground. Fall is biting…
One Way Ticket and Friendship Rises Over the Dead Zone
Curls of smoke chased the darkness away. Its hair-like strand slid down across the night. The ghostly white against the…
Licensed to Kill: The Growing Phenomenon of Police Shooting Unarmed Citizens
Here’s a recipe for disaster: Take a young man (or woman), raise him on a diet of violence, hype him…