That Sound You Hear Is Politics Trickling Down
The Cliche’ is that all politics is local, but I’m convinced otherwise: all of it trickles down from the PR firms and lobbying organizations.
What Does ‘Historically Black’ Really Mean?
Howard University: a “historically Black research university in Washington, D.C.” announced the Department of Classics is being dissolved.
There Is No Whole Truth—Everyone Lies Even If They Can’t See It
Now that’s a knife said Crocodile Dundee. Nothing needed to be said when Ricardo Munoz exploded out of a doorway.
Will Blacks Save the Nation That So Royally Screwed Them?
The first third of our Nation’s history was to a great degree possible by the screwing over of Black people.
What Is the Real Reason Uncle Ben Is Going the Way of Aunt Jemima?
Uncle Ben might soon be joining Aunt Jemima in retirement. Brand owner Mars says it’s planning to change the rice’s “brand identity.”
Rage Is the Reason—The Only Way Not To Lose Is Not To Play the Game.
I listened to Princeton professor Eddie Glaude yesterday morning on MSNBC. He was talking about the inherent trap in debating the slogans of the day.
Will We Soon Be Criminalizing Words? Netflix Boss Fired Over Use Of A Word
In America, although we are proud of our First Amendment which guarantees free speech, that freedom doesn’t apply in all cases, especially if you use the horrific “N-word,” no matter how well-intentioned.
When Children Become Strangers In A Strange Land
800,000 Americans who have known no other life than that of an American are told to leave their country, to become, as it is put in Exodus, strangers in a strange land. Not knowing new local language, unfamiliar with new local customs, alien to new local people.
Trump’s Broken Promise Will Doom Thousands Of His Voters
Not long ago, Americans learned that the average life expectancy for white people in this country - those most likely to have voted for Donald...
Are Black People in the UK More Likely To Commit Crime Than Whites?
I am deeply suspicious of statistics as they are often used to justify the argument that someone wants to justify merely by manipulating them accordingly....
Why White Guys Can’t Complain
So I guess we're all agreed: white guys can't complain and particularly about that lack of opportunity to make a decent living that's laying waste...
Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight Isn’t A Pollster Despite What Trump Tweets
by Harry Enten Earlier on Labor Day, Donald Trump tweeted out some poll results showing him ahead in Iowa and Ohio, and then deleted the...
Black Lives Matter Invades England
Now this 'Black Lives Matter' started in the USA. For some reason it appears to have hopped the pond and arrived in Britain. I think...
Not Surprisingly Trump Supporters Really Don’t Like Black People
First of all, let me say that these poll numbers are embarrassing for America generally. The fact that 21 percent or more of Americans think...