This begs the question: Does the Chinese government have no advisers? A Chinese human rights activist, Chen Guangcheng, under house arrest for years for decrying Chinese gov’t abuses, escapes and … Continue reading “China Demands Apology for Activist’s Refuge at U.S. Embassy”
Category: Heroes
Someone You Should Know: Stanislav Petrov
A Soviet officer who, with the cool application of logic, assessed the appearance of five United States nuclear missiles on his early warning radar screen as a system malfunction and … Continue reading “Someone You Should Know: Stanislav Petrov”
Hero Teachers of the Ohio School Shooting
Via CNN. Frank Hall insists he’s just a football coach and a study hall teacher, not a hero. But what else do you call someone who, as students crouched for … Continue reading “Hero Teachers of the Ohio School Shooting”
Occupy China: Wukan
Horrible story for the town of Wukan. 10,000 residents under siege in rural China because the authorities have given away the people’s farmland to developers and the villagers are protesting. … Continue reading “Occupy China: Wukan”
Economist as Folk Hero
Latest member of Krugman’s Army. Does the transition from folk hero to hero takes place when people in charge start listening to you? Sadly we may never know. Latest on … Continue reading “Economist as Folk Hero”
Unarmed F-16s Aimed to Ram Flight 93 on 9/11
The WP has a story from 9/11 I hadn’t heard. Worth a daily double post. “I’m going to go for the cockpit,” [Col. Marc] Sasseville said. [Lt. Heather Penney] replied … Continue reading “Unarmed F-16s Aimed to Ram Flight 93 on 9/11”
Hero: Antonio Diaz Chacon
Mr. Chacon pursued a kidnapper who was fleeing in a vehicle and eventually rescued a 6-year old girl. The kidnapper was arrested later that day. Very similar to Victor Perez … Continue reading “Hero: Antonio Diaz Chacon”
Obama’s Depressing War on Whistle-blowers
Must-read article by whistle-blowers Thomas Drake and Jesselyn Radack. An excerpt: We both complained through internal channels – our supervisors and respective inspectors general – and, when that failed, made … Continue reading “Obama’s Depressing War on Whistle-blowers”
Shuttles, Spitfires and Mercury
I think you’ll like at least one of these: The last flight of the space shuttle Endeavour. (TPM gallery) What the unlikely ascendance of the Supermarine Spitfire (a revolutionary WWII … Continue reading “Shuttles, Spitfires and Mercury”
The Man Who Climbed the Wave
Imagine yourself in this Japanese fisherman’s place as his story unfolds. When the tsunami came, everyone ran to the hills. But Sugawara ran to his boat and steered it into … Continue reading “The Man Who Climbed the Wave”