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Is It Time To Make Fundamentalism A Crime? Part 3
By Mark Esposito The following is the third installment in a multi-part series exploring religious fundamentalism and the means of checking its excesses. You can read the first part here and the second part here. The discovery of oil in Saudi Arabia in 1939 … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Art, Atheism, Big Oil, Christianity, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Corruption, Countries, Courts, Crime, Criminal Law, Democracy, Education, Energy Policy, Enlightenment, Equal Rights, Fascism, France, Free Speech, Fundamentalism, Government, Heroism, History, Hypocrisy, Jurisprudence, Justice, Law Enforcement, Legal Theory, Liberals, Literature, Murder, Oligarchy, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Prison, Propaganda, Psychology, Racism, Religion, Renaissance, Roman Catholic Church, Society, Theism, United States, War, War on "Terror", World History
Tagged Bastille, Candide, Catholic Church, Charlie Hebdo, Egypt, France, Fundamentalism, Iraq, Islam, Marie Antoinette, Muslims, Syria, Terrorism, Voltaire, Wahhabi
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Regarding Bob McCulloch, the Ferguson Prosecution, and the “Jack in the Box” Case
By Elaine Magliaro Alan Pyke (ThinkProgress) suggests that if you want to have a better understanding of Bob McCulloch and his prosecution in the case of the officer-involved shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, you should learn more about the … Continue reading
Posted in Courts, Crime, Criminal Law, Equal Rights, Jurisprudence, Justice, Law Enforcement, Media, Missouri, Murder, Propaganda, Racism, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Bob McCulloch, Ferguson (MO), Officer Involved Shootings, police
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Is It Time To Make Fundamentalism A Crime? Part 2
By Mark Esposito The following is the second installment in a multi-part series exploring religious fundamentalism and the means of checking its excesses. You can read the first part here. The clash between fundamentalism and modernity was an inevitable historical … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Art, Atheism, Big Oil, Christianity, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Corruption, Countries, Courts, Crime, Criminal Law, Democracy, Education, Enlightenment, Equal Rights, Fascism, France, Free Speech, Fundamentalism, Government, Heroism, History, Hypocrisy, Jurisprudence, Justice, Law Enforcement, Legal Theory, Liberals, Literature, Murder, Oligarchy, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Prison, Propaganda, Psychology, Racism, Religion, Renaissance, Roman Catholic Church, Society, Theism, United States, War, War on "Terror", World History
Tagged Bastille, Candide, Catholic Church, Charlie Hebdo, Egypt, France, Fundamentalism, Iraq, Islam, Marie Antoinette, Muslims, Syria, Terrorism, Voltaire, Wahhabi
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Not So Curious George Back In Court
By Mark Esposito Heeee’s Back. Put-upon, misunderstood, citizen George Zimmerman, acquitted of gunning down unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin on a rainy common area between apartments is back in court and being held in jail. In a Sunshine State courtroom … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Countries, Courts, Crime, Criminal Law, Denialism, Government, History, Hypocrisy, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Legal Analysis, Legal Theory, Local Government, Logic, Media, Neoconservatives, Politics, Prison, Racism, Society, States, United States, Weird News
Tagged Crime, Florida, George Zimmerman, Samantha Schiebe, Shelly Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin
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Is It Time To Make Fundamentalism A Crime? Part 1
By Mark Esposito The horrific events that played out in Paris certainly will bring fundamental change to that society. Much like our 9/11, the massacres at Charlie Hebdo and a kosher deli have mobilized the French nation to a new awareness … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Art, Atheism, Christianity, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Corruption, Countries, Courts, Crime, Criminal Law, Democracy, Education, Enlightenment, Equal Rights, Fascism, France, Free Speech, Fundamentalism, Government, Heroism, History, Hypocrisy, Jurisprudence, Justice, Law Enforcement, Legal Theory, Liberals, Literature, Murder, Oligarchy, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Prison, Propaganda, Psychology, Racism, Religion, Renaissance, Roman Catholic Church, Society, Theism, United States, War, War on "Terror", World History
Tagged Bastille, Candide, Catholic Church, Charlie Hebdo, Egypt, France, Fundamentalism, Iraq, Islam, Marie Antoinette, Muslims, Syria, Terrorism, Voltaire, Wahhabi
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Bob McCulloch’s day just got a lot worse.
by Chuck Stanley A group of seven St. Louis County residents have just filed a formal bar complaint against St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch. Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Kathi Alizadeh and Sheila Whirley were also named in the complaint. … Continue reading
Should UNC Get The Real Death Penalty For Academic Fraud?
By Mark Esposito, FFS Contributor This coming Wednesday is a big day in the State of North Carolina. No, it’s not just the anniversary of the election of Gertrude McKee as the state’s first female state senator in 1931, but … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Law, Courts, Crime, Criminal Law, Education, FFS Update(s), Fraud, Government, Heroism, Hypocrisy, Jurisprudence, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Society, Sports, States, United States
Tagged academic scandal, Boxill, Brian Rosenberg, Chapel Hill, Deborah Crowder, Duru, Folt, Gertrude McKee, Higher Education, Jim Woodall, McAdoo, Nyang'oro, Parr Center for Ethics, phony classes, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Tarheel, UNC, Wainstein, Walden, Wheelan, Willingham
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St. Louis Man Arrested For Tweeting Alleged Threats
By Gene Howington Jason Valentine, 35, of St. Louis, Missouri, was charged with ten counts of making a terrorist threat. That is one count for each of ten tweets Valentine allegedly made during the month of December with the intention … Continue reading
Grace Under Pressure: An American Christmas Message By A Man For All Seasons
By Mark Esposito Chuck Stanley has written an eloquent article about two honorable men who met in a lethal engagement and emerged with their dignity elevated. I felt the same way when I read this piece of writing from Nashville Police … Continue reading
Jeb Bush for President???: Looking Back at the Terri Schiavo Case
By Elaine Magliaro Jeb Bush announced recently that he planned to “actively”explore a 2016 presidential run. The Boston Globe reported that Bush posted a holiday message on his Facebook page and Twitter account, in which he said that he had discussed the ‘‘future … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Courts, Government, United States
Tagged Florida, Jeb Bush, Terri Schiavo
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