Arizona prison officials have taken the “banned books” policy an additional step: they have banned a book by a former federal prosecutor, citing of course “security.” Paul Butler, “Chokehold: Policing Black Men. This decision is border-line nuts. I assume they read only the title, because the contents warn over and over against any violence or […]
We have to assume someone in the mindless Alabama legislature thought ahead to this consequence: arresting women who need abortions will not stop the unwanted birth, but will instead fill local jails with expectant and reluctant mothers. Imagine! Doctors? Nurses? Sterile conditions? Child services? What a draconian mess! I assume the sperm donor-fathers will have […]