Here I am at the edge

  Political Science A few days ago, on the Facebook page of my friend in Seattle , there was a post ridiculing Joe Biden for not knowing who the Black & Tans were. I am not surprised at this, I doubt many people from Ireland under the age of 60 recall the group either. The B&T were the forerunners of the IRA . The group was set up in the 1920s to fight for Irish Independence , one of their most noted leaders was Michael Collins who was assassinated by the British Army. Like many groups, the PLO included, the IRA has several lesser-known off-shoot groups. I doubt anyone who was not interested in history , Ireland, Political Science , or Social History could have told you who the B&T was.