Day: August 3, 2016
PHILADELPHIA
A Good Start “This is the essence of discrimination: Formulating opinions about others not based on their individual merits, but rather on their membership in a group with assumed characteristics.” (School Board of Nassau County v. Arline, 480 U.S. 273 (1987) (Brennan, J.), on remand, 692 F. Supp. 1286 (M.D. Fla. 1988)). This rule, reaffirmed […]
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Judith Barrow: Today with Tony Riches
Source: judithbarrowblog.com/2016/07/13/today-with-tony-riches Introducing the authors who will be appearing at the Tenby Book Fair (part of the Tenby Arts Festival) in Tenby, South Pembrokshire, Wales, on September 24, 2016 (the festival runs through October 1). Rats, now I really wish I could travel this year … Anyway, great interview! Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1444657/judith-barrow-today-with-tony-riches
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KNIGHT MOVES
Check – mate? A children’s chess tournament. Two boys facing each other in the final game, intently staring at each other and the chess board between them. They make their moves and register their time. Ultimately, one of them has to concede defeat. Facing “check” twice and almost out of time, he topples his king. […]
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A FEW GOOD MEN
Unit – Corps – God – Country How much critical thought can the military allow its rank and file? Certainly most orders must be followed unquestioningly; otherwise ultimately the entire Armed Services would collapse. But where do you draw the line? Does it matter how well soldiers know not only their military but also their […]
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