the ballot or the bullet

In August 1965, what began as a traffic stop turned into the Watts riots. These riots, of course, fit into a much broader succession of disturbances with varying degrees of severity. Some were small, and others caused significant damage. The U.S. government at the time formed the Commission on Civil Disorders to examine the causes […]

Developing a mosaic

As I follow several developments in Iraq, Turkey, and many parts of Africa, as well as Iran, Venezuela, and the United States, I begin to see linearity as almost a slippery slope; each story provides a perspective, and almost like a chicken scratching for food, I follow the various strands flowing from each story. I’ve […]