I’m on KPFK’s Deadline LA today. The broadcast airs at noon. UPDATE: Okay in my...
Christmas Wishes, Silly and Serious
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It’s Not a Christmas Song, Per Se, But….
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Body Armor and Violent Felony Convictions?
Okay, here’s the question: Should those previously convicted of certain violent felonies be...
A Little Bit of Bob to Cheer Your Day
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Journalism: Access, Ethics & All That Jazz
I will be putting up light posting all the rest of this week, through Christmas. This means that...
Why Does the LA Times Hate Books?
Saturday night, one of California’s best known small literary presses, Red Hen Press, had...
Snow (in the larger sense)
It seems D.C. is in the midst of a snowpocalypse. Metaphorically speaking, anyway. The...
The Wire & the Decade When TV Became Art
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Attention Must Be Paid
This week there were developments in various crime stories that should be acknowledged. I’m...
Future of Journalism: Part 237 (Yes, I did pick a random #)
Mag+ from Bonnier on Vimeo. Bonnier publishing, a privately held Swedish media conglomerate...
Social Justice Shorts: Thursday
(NOTE: The HP ad above was featured on the same page that contained Emily Bazelon’s Slate...
The Comments Problem – UPDATED
I don’t know what in the world is going on with the comment issue. I‘ve (supposedly)...
Sanity Break: Feds to Stop Detaining Asylum Seekers
Now for a short pause in my personal Lieberman-induced fury to put forth a brief Sanity Break: The...
Philadelphia’s Witness Protection Problem
Threats to witnesses for criminal trials has long been a problem in urban centers, Los Angeles...
Music 4 Babies Behind Bars
On Sunday, December 20, a very interesting benefit performance is taking place at the Roxy Theater...
Social Justice Shorts
A CALL FOR CONSERVATIVES TO MAKE PRISON REFORM THEIR OWN In an enormously important Op-Ed in...
Do Students Have the Right to Be Mean Online?
In the aftermath of the 2006 cyber-bullying case that led to 13-year-old Megan Meier’s...