A good friend’s kids and grandkids treated him to a luxury suite at Saturday’s Battlehawks game. A few of us from his generation got invited along as guests. As at every sporting event, we walked through metal detectors. The machine Read More …
The Myth Of Security
Kafka Works At The Post Office
Last May I learned that a $25,000 IRS check headed to me, for my friend’s estate, got deposited illegally into a credit union branch in the city. To hit the high points, the postal inspector – go to video – Read More …
George Orwell’s America
The other night the City of St. Louis’ real time crime center – a combination of cameras and automatic license plate readers monitoring the streets – sent police after a carload of armed carjackers. Meanwhile, in the Missouri legislature several Read More …
Meeting Report – April 14, 2025
Mr. John Bowman, St. Louis County NAACP President and former State Representative for Missouri House District 70 was featured at the West County Democrats meeting. He framed his presentation as a series of questions to illustrate the incongruity, hypocrisy, and Read More …
Masked Police
In 1985’s Kiss of The Spiderwoman secret police in a South American country grab people off the street then throw them into a hellhole prison where torture and deprivation rule. Political dissidents, homosexuals and other non-conformists fill the cells. A Read More …
A Black and Grey World
“Who would wear that color to a funeral?” the elderly woman asked her companion. I looked for the inappropriate color. After a few seconds I concluded I wore it. Now, my navy blazer, white shirt and blue striped tie probably Read More …