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  “You’ll Swing for This!” Thoughts on the Execution of Troy Davis David C. Stolinsky Sept. 26, 2011 On Sept. 21, Georgia executed convicted murderer Troy Davis by lethal injection. Twenty-two years ago, Davis murdered police officer Mark MacPhail. After shooting Officer MacPhail, Davis stood over him and shot him again. Predictably, MacPhail’s name was mentioned much less often than the murderer’s name, and there were demonstrations for the murderer but none for MacPhail. For details read Ann Coulter, who is an attorney and − unlike other commentators − actually reviewed the transcript. If opponents of capital punishment claim...

  The tenth anniversary of 9/11 is upon us. Rather than ruminating on pious platitudes or reporting the trite remarks of gaseous politicians, I thought it might be appropriate to update some prior columns that attempt to shed light on the subject. This is this fifth.   Still Angry About 9/11 David C. Stolinsky Sept. 9, 2011   http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/f/fd/20051023193321!National_Park_Service_9-11_Statue_of_Liberty_and_WTC_fire.jpg   Ten years later, I am still angry about 9/11. Many people are not. In fact, many people barely remember 9/11. They see nothing wrong with building a mosque at Ground Zero. They do not realize that Ground Zero is...

On Thanksgiving Day, like most Americans, I sat down to a turkey dinner with family and friends. That got me to thinking about turkeys. The wild turkey is a lean, fast-moving bird that is reputed to be quite clever. It can run at 25 mph and fly at 55 mph. The Founders considered it for our national symbol, though the flashier bald eagle was chosen. But then something happened. Turkeys were domesticated. They were bred for tender meat. They became too heavy to fly or run fast. In the process, their brains shrank. They became too stupid to protect themselves....