Okay, this is obviously not a social issue, per se, but when the LA Times does a brief 235-word...
How NOT to Solve the Gang Problem
photo by Joseph Rodriguez Yesterday the Washington D.C. based think tank, the Justice Policy...
Sex, Prisons, Arnold and Unmitigated Stupidity
I have something to tell you that may come as a shock. Are you all sitting down? Okay, here it...
Drop Out Rates—Holding Schools Accountable
Yesterday’s LA Times editorial pointed to a dirty little secret—no, make that a dirty...
Teach Your Children Well: The Teenagers & the Homeless
I’m normally against throwing the book at adolescents, legally speaking, when they break the...
Equal Justice and the Scooter Factor
George, Mr. President, sir….and Scooter (may I call you Scooter?)…..meet Victor Rita. ...
Poets of the Street, Chapter Two – UPDATED
Poet Joseph Holguin I happen to love poetry. By that I mean that I buy books of poetry on a...
Baca’s Big Move
Okay, I’ve been threatening to be more critical of Sheriff Lee Baca for his running of the...
Prosecutors Gone Wild
Okay, where did we last leave off? Oh, right. Earlier this week, David McDade, the Georgia...
Poets of the Street
Gera and Tin Tin….writing. Last year, my novelist friend, Leslie Schwartz, and I managed to...
“REFORM THIS!”
At Tuesday’s LAUSD school board meeting, the first since the newly-elected Reform Three, plus...
The Doctor, the Politicians….and the Attempted Murder of Science
name="wmode" value="transparent"> It’s not enough that it has finally been brought out in...
Genarlow Wilson: SEX, LIES and PROSECUTORS – UPDATED (AGAIN)
At each step in the now-infamous Genarlow Wilson legal saga, Douglass County prosecutor, David...
A Wonder of the World—and Not in a Good Way
After the new 7 Wonders of the World were unveiled on Saturday, on Sunday the Daily News opined...
Nothing Stops a Bullet Like……Lead Abatement??? – UPDATED
UPDATE: FREAKONOMICS‘ guru, Stephen Levitt, weighs in on the lead controversy HERE. And...
Words From Another War
One last thought before we head into the weekend. This is from a column that was syndicated...
Is There Life After LAUSD? Evidently, Yes.
(Happy Friday! Light posting until I finish a pesky deadline due on Monday…..) But in the...
G-Dog…..the Movie – UPDATED
Joe Aleman, one of those featured in the film, “Father G and the Homeboys,” was shot in...