The real tragedy over the slaying of Trayvon Martin was not a failure of the justice system; it’s working (unless you don’t trust Eric Holder). No, the societal horror of it all continues with the crass exploitation of race in America. But if the ‘civil rights’ leadership in the African American community (and I say that loosely given the fact that many blacks do not subscribe to the world view of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton) wants to have a discussion about interracial crime or the dangers of being black in America, let’s start with the actual data, courtesy of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (see above). Continue reading →

One’s Break is Another’s Tax Burden: Here’s a rogue’s gallery of local outfits that happily take what the system gives.

Barack Obama, in his newfound role as patriarch-in-chief, has been lecturing the American family on the evils of selfishness. Pedestrian pursuits of individual happiness must forever be subordinated to the idea of “shared responsibility,” a favorite presidential buzzword. Continue reading →