Month: July 2013

I’m not sure how I feel about the notion that different communities can have legitimately different standards of justice. There is something to the argument, I am just not sure how much weight to assign to it....

I thought George Zimmerman would be acquitted, and he was. I had hopes before the trial started, but they were all but dashed as I watched the evidentiary part of the case. Then, after closing arguments, my hopes were revived a...

The Zimmerman jury has asked the court for a clarification on the manslaughter charge. That means that they are interested in it. According to ABC News, a manslaughter conviction can bring a 30-year sentence, although I doubt it...

I’ve mostly avoided the Snowden story since I don’t give a shit about him personally, and I don’t feel like joining his critics or his defenders, who both annoy the crap out of me. As to his revelations, I look...