Reading the News with a Gelid Eye

  Sam: Whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt. That’s the first thing they teach you. Vincent: Who taught you? Sam: I don’t remember. That’s the second thing they teach you. — Ronin (1998) If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, guess what? For all intents and purposes, it’s a duck. Constructively, it should… Continue reading Reading the News with a Gelid Eye

“Just following orders” will be no excuse.

The time will come—I don't know when but sooner than we'd like—when many in positions of authority are going to have to decide what orders that they may receive should be considered unlawful by statute, by the Constitution, and even by international law. Start thinking on it now. — Seth Abramson, 1 June 2020  … Continue reading “Just following orders” will be no excuse.