The U.S. Supreme Court Is Marching in Lockstep with the Police State
“[I]f the individual is no longer to be sovereign, if the police can pick him up whenever they do not…
A Death in the Family
My Mother once told me that all the stars in the night sky were the dead souls of all the…
Reflections on Mandela
Reflections of a sculptor. I am a magazine junkie. Love the things and find it hard to part with a…
Snellen Chart
The patient came to the museum of objects caressed the pieces she could not see. The docent supplied words of…
Why Should Anyone Trust a Government That Kills, Maims, Tortures, Lies, Spies, Cheats, and Treats Its Citizens Like Criminals?
“Why should anyone trust a government that has condoned torture, spied on at least 35 world leaders, supports indefinite detention,…
M, Observed
Inspector M’s funeral went just as he’d expected. His former partner, W, remarked on the irony of the circumstances that…
You Killed Me Before
The apartment was small. The living room connected to the kitchen, and the bedroom was a few paces away. As…
Just Shoot: The Mindset Responsible for Turning Search Warrants into Death Warrants, and SWAT Teams into Death Squads
“A government which will turn its tanks upon its people, for any reason, is a government with a taste of…
A Walk through Sprawl
My journey starts at an intersection. I stand in a place where the long and wide roads had sliced into…
America in 4013
Is that lava or simply mud dripping from the cheeks of this old woman asking me why this library has…