“Denazification and militarization.” Vladimir Putin cites such reasons in his bid to crush a neighbor nation. Nazism – those frightened masses cramming the exits to Poland. Militarization – those hunting rifles dusted off to confront invading tanks. “Nazism” in a peaceful democracy with its Jewish president.…
Adam Lanza just wanted a sporting chance. He had only so much time to kill once he entered Sandy Hook Elementary. His schedule had been pinched by having just shot his mother dead. What’s a tormented individual to do? Remington Arms had the answer: the Bushmaster…
When he said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice,” Martin Luther King Jr. was as serious about patience as he was about persistence. Patience: a hefty ask in a tormented year like 1968. But at least the word “wait” was in our…
(The following contains discussion of race and basketball. Contact authorities where required by law.) The Washington Post recently published a piece about the 75th anniversary of the NBA. Headlined “How the NBA sweeps away its early history,” it more suitably could be titled, “When the NBA couldn’t jump.” You see, as…