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There’s polling that suggests widespread support for some of Joe Biden’s big spending plans. And some of it (like real infrastructure projects) may be reasonable. But this polling is largely meaningless. If you asked them, I’m sure polling would find that most Americans would like a free car, a free trip to Disney World and a free iPhone. Such polling is also useless because it is often preceded by liberals like Clinton, Obama or Biden saying they’re going to tax the rich to...

Whether leftists know it or not, their War on Cops is being governed by a timeless economic principle — one made famous by Ronald Reagan: “If you want more of something, subsidize it; if you want less of something, tax it.” Back in the day, we used to subsidize careers in law enforcement with an abiding show of gratitude and admiration. Cops were our kids’ heroes, and we were overwhelmingly supportive of the vital work they did. Even Hollywood lauded law enforcement with sho...

Tune in to C21FM today from 10am Today we hear from Starlings Television president Chris Philip about adapting Korean drama around the globe and continuing with production during the pandemic, while Martin Persson, executive producer at Anagram Sweden, talks about the success of innovative SVT police drama Thin Blue Line. Tune in to C21FM by CLICKING HERE. Chris Philip is president of Starlings Television, part of US drama producer and financier Starlings Entertainment, which he joined two year...

In Focus: Are you a ‘Squatcher’? That’s what believers in Bigfoot are called By Peter Keough Globe Correspondent,Updated April 14, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend Plaster casts alleged to be of Sasquatch footprints.Hulu In 1993 David Holthouse did what many adventurous and impecunious young men did at the time and headed to northern California to earn some money in the burgeoning illegal marijuana trade. When he got there he overheard a terrified eyewitness account of a grues...

‘I can feel their anger, pain and fear’: Brooklyn Center’s first Black mayor on Daunte Wright protests and America’s biggest challenge Andrew Buncombe © Provided by The Independent On Sunday night, as hundreds of people gathered outside Brookyn Center police station – protesting over the killing of Daunte Wright – a slightly built figure was walking way from scenes that would quickly turn chaotic. His face bore a look of concern. Yet, he paused long enough to menti...

US police shrugged off the Proud Boys, until they attacked the Capitol 18 minutes to read By: David D. Kirkpatrick and Alan Feuer Two Proud Boys accused of leading a mob to Congress followed a bloody path to get there. Law enforcement did little to stop them. A protester was burning an American flag outside the 2016 Republican convention in Cleveland when Joseph Biggs rushed to attack. Jumping a police line, he ripped the mans shirt off and "started pounding," he boasted that ...

Windsor police board denies artist permission to use its logo alongside controversial symbols The Windsor Police Services Board has denied the use of its symbol on woodworking items that involve controversial symbols like the Thin Blue Line and the Marvel character, the Punisher.  Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Feb 18, 2021 5:51 PM ET | Last Updated: February 19 The Windsor Police Services Board was asked to license its logo to be used on wooden challenge coin display cases, some of whic...

Yeah, in the San Francisco Bay area, Berkeley.   A lot of people can get burned out on that subject matter. What keeps you interested in digging into the darker side of human behavior, now in the film world?  I was magnetized to this world a bit as a kid. My dad was in the DA’s office depicted in Errol Morris film, “The Thin Blue Line.” So as I grew up, he dragged me around to precincts and the courthouse and jails. I think his intention was that I would be scared straight, but in...

Share This: “The Thin Blue Line.” You see it everywhere these days. From minivans bumpers to a flag flying in a front yard, to shirts, hats, license plates, and even tattoos. There are people that use the Thin Blue Line as a backdrop to the mantra “Blue Lives Matter.” And recently, you may have even seen members of some alleged hate groups fly the flag as an “anti-Black Lives Matter” symbol. But what does the Thin Blue Line actually signify? Why is it so meaningful to a section of ...

February 08 2021 A Long Distance Affair Tracy Francis of Boom Arts and local actor Barbie Wu are involved in "A Long Distance Affair," a Zoom immersive play as part of a series that started before the COVID-19 pandemic. Through 10-minute plays, held Feb. 11-21, the audience learns about people from around the world; the latest version features 18 artists from Portland, Beirut (Lebanon), Lagos (Nigeria), Mumbai (India), Los Angeles and Mexico City. Its produced by Juggerknot Theatre Company...