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Ferguson Police Officer Wilson Not Indicted, Four Constructive Lessons

Posted on 11/25/2014 by Cliff Satell
Ferguson Police Officer Wilson Michael Brown

Last night St. Louis County officials in Missouri announced that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted on any charges following the shooting death of a Michael Brown, a 17-year old

arrest, Legal, Police, Social Justice criminal justice, Darren Wilson, Ferguson, grand jury, Michael Brown, police, reform
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John Oliver Eviscerates US Prison System

Posted on 07/21/2014 by Cliff Satell
John Oliver Destroys US Prison System

 
"At least sesame street is actually talking about prison; the rest of us are much happier completely ignoring it.  Perhaps because it's so easy not to care about prisoners.  They are by definition

Legal, Politics, Social criminal justice, inmates, John Oliver, prisoners, prisons, reform, senate
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Finally Joined Pinterest

Posted on 06/30/2014 by Cliff Satell
Pinterest Keep Calm Pin On

Though I'm not in Pinterest's core demographic - the site is reportedly over 80% women and the biggest age group is 30-40 year olds - I finally got curious enough to dive in.

I've never been the most

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Marijuana Does Not Kill Mexican Kids

Posted on 05/01/2014 by Cliff Satell
Marijuana activist for medical marijuana

NOTE: I recently came across an old editorial I wrote while still at Duke that was published in the Duke Chronicle. I was responding to a columnists argument against marijuana use. While that alone would

Duke, Legal, Politics, Social Duke Chronicle, editorial, emerald triangle, government, marijuana, Mexicans, pot, war on drugs
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Ted Talk – Find the Why

Posted on 04/15/2014 by Cliff Satell
Simon Sinek Ted Talk The Golden Circle

Simon Sinek's Golden Circle
Truly awesome Ted Talk. Simon Sinek outlines his "Golden Circle" thesis of behavior... basically he answers the question: how do leaders inspire action and why are some leaders

Business Golden Circle, Simon Sinek, Ted Talk
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Ann Coulter Makes Rare Legitimate Point

Posted on 09/30/2013 by Cliff Satell
Ann Coulter Speaks at CPAC

Now, I normally would not reprint the words of a crazy person on my own personal blog. There are many crazy people in the world, and I think most people would have no problem including the ever-so-lovely

Politics Ann Coulter, Condoleezza Rice, Herman Cain, liberals, Michael Steele, Obama, racism
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Successful Ticket Appeal – Fight the Law

Posted on 08/30/2013 by Cliff Satell

As a graduate of Duke, I'm not a fan of the legal system in general, and particularly the "criminal" side of things, including traffic citations. Here is a story, folks:

After getting into an accident,

Legal car accident, cop, court, judge, law
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Worth Rewatching: Martin Luther King Had a Dream

Posted on 08/29/2013 by Cliff Satell
Martin Luther King I Have A Dream

On the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, it's an especially good time to take a few minutes and rewatch Martin Luther King's most famous speech.  One of the truly great orators of history,

Politics, Social Civil Rights Movement, Dr. King, I have a dream, I Have a Dream Speech, March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr, MLK, Voting Rights Act
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Student Arrest, Jailed for Facebook Joke

Posted on 08/15/2013 by Cliff Satell
Student Arrested Facebook Joke

In the latest reminder of how the US Justice System is too infrequently motivated by common sense, a Georgia student has spent the past six months in jail awaiting trial on charges he made a threat to

arrest, Legal, Social arrest, charges, facebook joke, Justin Carter, student, threat
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2013 US Open – Merion Golf Club Pictures

Posted on 08/13/2013 by Cliff Satell

This year the US Open was held at the Merion Golf Club's East Course for the first time since 1980.  The USGA spent weeks building all the grandstands, sponsors tents and other needed infrastructure

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