Found on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s story on Sgt. Hasan K. Akbar, the American soldier who killed two of his comrades with a grenade in March: Soldier in Grenade Attack Called Unstable Let’s see, the man is stationed in the world’s hotspot with thousands of his fellow soldiers. He gets pissed off about something. He grabs [...]

Betsy Newmark is the host of the excellent Betsy’s Blog. Betsy is a high school history and civics teacher in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her blog is a collective of links from various sources focusing on political, social, and cultural issues, with her occasional on-the-money comments. I rarely miss a day without visiting her site, and [...]