Commentary: John A. Tures - The reason for rising murder rate (and what can be done)
John A. Tures
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The most frequent request I get for a column is about the crime rate in America. I will explain what we know so far, what’s really behind the murder rate increase, where it is occurring, and what both sides can do about it, if they’re really interested in solving the problem.
Data on the official crime rate for the second half of 2020 won’t be out until later this year, and who knows when documented 2021 crime rate data will be available. But there are preliminary indications that the homicide rate is on the rise as are explanations for why this is occurring.
Commentary: John A. Tures - Investigating Benghazi, ignoring insurrection
John A. Tures
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A decade ago, there were more than a half dozen Congressional committees investigating the attack upon the U.S. Consular Office in Benghazi, Libya. Yet chances are dimming for even a single Congressional investigation of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol itself on Jan. 6.
But Congress should not be barred from investigating an attempt to overturn the election results by force. Sen. Joe Manchin is right; we need a second vote, free from political pressure.
As of October 2012, there were more than seven Congressional probes of the Benghazi attack, mostly led by Republicans. These included the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, the House Committee on the Judiciary, the House Committee on Armed Services, a
Commentary: John A. Tures - Higher education at lead of desegregation
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Schoolkids are required to study, or at least memorize, the Plessy v. Ferguson case and the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. Almost completely ignored is the way the Supreme Court took on the so-called “Separate But Equal” Doctrine when it came to colleges and universities, with landmark rulings years early than the celebrated Brown case of 1954.
It may surprise you to know that the lone dissenter on the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson, which upheld Louisiana’s segregationist policy on railcars was Justice John Marshall Harlan, one of the only Southerners on the court, a former slaveholder from Kentucky, and ex-opponent of the 13th Amendment. But the unfair Jim Crow laws and the cruel opposition to Reconstruction changed him. Harlan, who rightly predicted it would be the worst decision since the Dred Scott case, argued that this kind of state discrimination against
West Dundee native recognized at LaGrange College commencement
Updated 5/27/2021 4:11 PM
Katherine Juskus of West Dundee, Illinois, graduated with a with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art & Design from LaGrange College in Lagrange, Georgia.
Georgia s oldest private institution of higher learning, LaGrange College is consistently ranked among the South s top colleges by U.S. News & World Report.
A four-year liberal arts and sciences college affiliated with the United Methodist Church, LaGrange offers more than 50 areas of study with an emphasis on global engagement and service.
This is a column by John A. Tures, a professor of political science at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Ga.
As we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, here’s a story that shows what teachers really appreciate for a thank you, at the end of the year. And while teachers love the gifts, here’s something else they really like as well, perhaps even more than what you can buy.
In 1953, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt lobbied Congress to create a National Teacher Appreciation Day. In 1984, the National Parent Teacher Association moved it from March to May, and gave teachers a well-deserved week of appreciation. And there are plenty of sites where you can buy a teacher a gift; don’t forget to buy local, too!