Video Post – The American Justice System – the delusion and the realities

Since my entry this morning I have been thinking more about the Presidency and Bush. My knowledge of 19th century Presidents is a bit spotty. Certainly the names Buchanan, Pierce, Johnson and Grant pop to mind as less than top of the heap. But, for the modern era, post WW2, —>> read more –>>

Several years ago, I participated in a reading group at the Hudson Area Library that worked through a range of writings by James Baldwin. Since he is an author I had not read in several decades, I was intrigued at how resilient and on target his comments about race and —>> read more –>>

I’ve reported several times earlier about our international lead in jailing people. 1.9 million in jail Earlier posts: The State of Mass Incarceration – 2022 and The US Wins Again – Incarceration in Global Context (2017) You can see a wonderful graphic of how each US state compares with most —>> read more –>>