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He has probably had as much TV exposure, and that's the mob's coliseum today, isn't it?

Who Is the Successor to Milton Friedman?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

But the darkness of the mob's response makes the brilliant light of the faith of others shine all the brighter -- including ours -- when we play our part in this divine love story.

Laura Weinberg: Divine Love Story: Birth Of A New Revelation Laura Weinberg 2011

Luciano's passivity had nothing to do with the mob's fabled opposition to narcotics and everything to do with the workaday impossibility of running an international drug ring while under constant surveillance by a phalanx of highly motivated lawmen.

Eric Dezenhall: Waiting for Lucky Luciano Eric Dezenhall 2010

But the timing and tenor of this proceeding suggests another dynamic at work—a mob's thirst for vengeance.

The Pharaoh in His Cage 2011

Rather than prevent or later prosecute this case of mob rule, the governor of Aswan -- who had issued the church's permit in the first place -- responded by publicly blaming the victims by claiming that church did not have proper permission to conduct renovations and then condoning the mob's religious vigilantism, allegedly referring to the rioters with affection as "our boys."

Kurt J. Werthmuller: Getting Away With It: Egypt's Religious Minorities Need The Rule Of Law Kurt J. Werthmuller 2011

It is clear that the interim Egyptian government must choose a clear and cohesive policy, and not merely react to the mob's demands.

Alon Ben-Meir: Is This What the Revolution Was All About? Alon Ben-Meir 2011

Luciano's passivity had nothing to do with the mob's fabled opposition to narcotics and everything to do with the workaday impossibility of running an international drug ring while under constant surveillance by a phalanx of highly motivated lawmen.

Eric Dezenhall: Waiting for Lucky Luciano Eric Dezenhall 2010

The Philadelphia mob's reach once extended to the casinos of Atlantic City, N.J. The organization was beset by infighting in the 1980s, including the bombing murder of alleged mob member Phil "Chicken Man" Testa.

Mob Sweep Nets 11 in Philadelphia Peter Loftus 2011

Luciano's passivity had nothing to do with the mob's fabled opposition to narcotics and everything to do with the workaday impossibility of running an international drug ring while under constant surveillance by a phalanx of highly motivated lawmen.

Eric Dezenhall: Waiting for Lucky Luciano Eric Dezenhall 2010

Watching the mob's reaction, I have to wonder what would have happened to this man if the park police hadn't decided to intervene.

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