When people use the term “Orwellian,” it’s not a good sign. It usually characterizes an action, an individual or a society that is suppressing freedom, particularly the freedom of expression. It can also describe something perverted by tyrannical power. It’s a term used primarily to describe the present, but whose implications inevitably connect to both […]
O’FALLON, Ill. - An officer fatally shot a knife-wielding man Friday evening in O'Fallon, Illinois, after two others were found stabbed. On Saturday, the St. Clair County Coroner's Office identified the man killed as Matthew Blanke, 53, of O'Fallon, Illinois. The shooting occurred around 8 p.m. Friday in the 600 block of West Madison Street [...]