Tag Archives: a good man

I GIVE AMAZON REVIEWS ONE STAR

Posted on September 3, 2012 by [email protected]

In my view this has been a bad week for the business. First there was this: Crime novelist RJ Ellory has just been forced to apologize for posting fulsome online reviews of his own books under false names - while … Continue reading →

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WHAT IS A GOOD MAN?

Posted on August 18, 2012 by [email protected]

A little while ago, I was asked to be godfather to a very special young man; the ritual requires of the godparents to oversee the lad’s spiritual education. Not being a great churchgoer, I thought I’d rather leave him my … Continue reading →

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A BETTER MAN: THE STORY BEHIND CHICAGO’S AIRPORT

Posted on March 14, 2012 by [email protected]

On Wednesday, November 8, 1939, a 46 year old man left his office at Sportsman’s Park in Cicero, and drove away in a black 1939 Lincoln Zephyr coupe. At the intersection of Ogden and Rockwell, a dark sedan roared up … Continue reading →

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WHY DO GOOD PEOPLE DO BAD THINGS?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by [email protected]

I wanted to follow up on my November 13 post “For Evil to Triumph,” about the general bewilderment around the behaviour of those involved in the Jerry Sandusky affair. I referenced the Stanley Milgram experiments. “[Milgram’s] tests were designed to … Continue reading →

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FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH

Posted on November 14, 2011 by [email protected]

 “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” - Edmund Burke I read an article this week by Bill Phillips in Mens Health that raised a thought-provoking question about the Penn. State scandal. … Continue reading →

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21 grams

Posted on October 31, 2011 by [email protected]

So who is this in the photograph? Do you recognize the face? What a cute little baby! It’s someone very well known. Instantly recognizable as an adult, in fact. I’ll give you a clue. It’s a he. What do you … Continue reading →

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