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Just for the record, as the day ends on the West Coast: The Civil War was a rebellion against a democratically-elected government by white southerners when they lost an election in a system rigged to protect them. They committed treason in order to preserve their ability to enslave African-Americans. Fortunately enough, the good guys won and the bad [...]
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March 24th, 2011
I’ve only seen one or two Elizabeth Taylor movies. I can only identify a few of her eight husbands, and that’s double-counting Richard Burton. I do know that Elizabeth Taylor did a lot for gay rights and for honoring the humanity of people living with HIV and AIDS. She is missed. Taylor caught some criticism [...]
March 21st, 2011
Civil marriage should worry about other things more than bigamy.
March 12th, 2011
As a group, political reporters are far more secular than the rest of the country, leading them sometimes to misrepresent or underappreciate the impact of religion on voting. I think there is some informative shoe leather reporting undone about how Mormons are perceived by GOP voters. When I talk to Christian Evangelical friends who are [...]
February 18th, 2011
Maybe Ed Glaeser should revisit basic American history.
January 26th, 2011
There’s nothing about the Tea Party that hasn’t been the case for the GOP as a whole over the past three decades.
January 3rd, 2011
Her hatred of the Gore Vidal novel Burr reveals the Tea Party as a deeply anti-constitutional movement.
“Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick”: The Coach and the President Heed an African Proverb
African-American leaders know better than to frighten their followers. Shouldn’t the rest of us know better than to berate them for their self-restraint?
Posted: Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 at 10:39 am
Tags: " African Americans, "Speak Softly And Carry a Big Stick, African Proverb, Angry Black Men, Arizona Shooting, Bears, Black Men, Chicago Bears, Coach, Commentariat, Leadership, Lovie Smith, Mike Ditka, Obama, Politics News, President, racism, Tucson-Shooting-Victims
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