Category Archives: Society

From Brown To Plessy

Posted on June 29, 2007 by Mash

Today the United States Supreme Court dealt a severe blow to the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education. In a 5-4 decision Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the following in an opinion joined by Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas … Continue reading →

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Who Will Get Whacked Tonight?

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Mash

When we last saw Tony Soprano, he had gone to the mattresses. Bobby Bacala was sprawled out over a train set and Silvio was clinging to life. Tony was lying in bed with his weapon at the ready; and Phil … Continue reading →

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Robert Francis Kennedy, November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Mash

On this day in 1968 Robert Francis Kennedy lost his life to an assassin’s bullet. In mourning him today we also celebrate his life. It was a life that gave the world hope. And with hope comes possibility. He said: … Continue reading →

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Worse Than Watergate

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Mash

  Former Deputy Attorney General James Comey testified yesterday about Mr. Gonzales’s late night visit to the hospital to convince an ailing attorney general John Ashcroft to sign off on Mr. Bush’s domestic wiretapping plan which the Justice Department had … Continue reading →

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Insanity

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Mash

This is truly disturbing. It is outrageous. A 91 year-old veteran of World War II was beaten mercilessly by a carjacker in a public parking lot in Detroit as people looked on and did nothing. The entire incident was caught … Continue reading →

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