Author Archives: mtpeterson1948

These videos deal with the same subject – How to “rack” a handgun slide. The first video is interesting because the instructor show off her skill at rapid draw and fire.

By way of introduction, I am, by education, temperament, and profession an empiricist. Opinions, to be valid, must flow from, and be rooted in, objective data, not the other way around. For me, racism is objectively evil and must be … Continue reading →

American justice is based on the biblical ideal that the guilty must get what they deserve. America expresses this ideal in a system of justice that assumes the accused are innocent until proven guilty. Once proven guilty s/he must be … Continue reading →

Veteran blogger Pierre Legrand emailed a massive core dump of video clips of the past several days’ events He has tried to post these in DISQUS but to no avail. He says these links need to be posted before the … Continue reading →