Black Lives Matter

February, 24, 2017 (Fault Lines) – Jeez! What a headline! Charleston Black Lives Matter leader Muhiyidin d’Baha arrested at Confederate flag protest What happened? Was he dogpiled by cops in problematic body armor? Was he arrested...

September 22, 2016 (Fault Lines) — A dispute between a Las Vegas judge and a deputy public defender boiled over on Tuesday when the attorney refused to remove a Black Lives Matter lapel pin from her...

September 22, 2016 (Fault Lines) — The sensibility was captured when Elie Mystal offered his reaction to the inevitable calls for “calm.” F*ck calm. What we know with certainty is that three black males, one a...

September 9, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Raul Delatoba may have the inauspicious honor of being the first person charged under Louisiana’s new “Blue Lives Matter” law, which makes certain crimes hate crimes when the targets are cops:...

Aug. 5, 2016 (Fault Lines) – On July 21, 1209, a crusading army besieged the town of Béziers in southern France. Its commander, Arnaud Amalric, was the chief abbot of the Cistercian monastic order and a...

August 3, 2016 (Fault Lines) — News of Jaison Gardner’s arrest is likely to confirm many of the biases that people who are not so fond of the Black Lives Matter movement have about its members: A...

July 22, 2016 (Fault Lines) — We like to think we know things. It’s a basic human need. The quest for understanding is the root of all philosophy, and the word itself is Greek for “love...

July 21, 2016 (Fault Lines) — A strongly worded pro-police billboard that recently appeared above a liquor store in Indiana sparked a public outcry highlighting the growing chasm between law enforcement and the communities they serve. The...

July 21, 2016 (Fault Lines) — As the nation struggles with Black Lives Matter versus Blue Lives Matter, and amidst too many shootings, Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for Texas to increase penalties for offenses against...

July 19, 2016 (Fault Lines) – Changing the world is no easy task. Hobbes said life before civilization was “poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” While things are better than ever today and likely to continue to...