Tag: Race

  • Cops in Madison schools, Part #1

    Expel the disrupters, not the police Only in the Emerald City would the school district even consider evicting police from its high schools. Truly, Madison is that island surrounded by the reality of  mass school shootings, most recently this month at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, where 17 were killed. (If the shooting…

  • Madison beats back the War on Cops

    Official Notice: The Stately Manor will remain open during the federal government shutdown, albeit with candle light. Donations of size D batteries are appreciated, however, in order to keep Ol’ Sparky, our fully amortized mainframe computer, up and running. Also some Sterno. It was a good week for mental health, or as close as we…

  • Should the rule of law by subjected to the passions of the mob? 

    We stand by our verdict of a month ago. Shouldn’t there, at least, be a tee shirt? Thursday’s more complete exposition of the City of Madison’s $400,000 police proctology reveals a big nothing burger. (The full report here.) The high-priced consultants from Berkeley California, tasked with finding evidence of invidious racism in Madison’s police force,…