Red Queen Laws

‘No, no!’ said the Queen. ‘Sentence first — verdict afterwards.’ [More]

Actually, that was the Queen of Hearts who said that -- not the Red Queen -- but damn if it's not applicable. "We" truly have gone down the rabbit hole and through the looking-glass.

I rediscovered this quote while researching something entirely different over at Sipsey Street.  Mike's been gone over three years now, and some of us are still benefiting from his insights.