Meet Misty Copeland, a soloist at American Ballet Theater, one of the premier dance companies in America: Because the dancer’s body is her (or his) instrument, the fact that Copeland is black becomes more of an issue than it would … Continue reading →
Now people who initially give aid at the scene of trauma such as the recent shark attacks in North Carolina have three tasks. The first and second are to administer first aid and have someone call 9/11. The third is … Continue reading →
…oh why were they given the prison privileges they appear to have been given? The answer to the first is: among the most psychopathic, cold-blooded killers in the prison population, and that’s saying something. Both of them have been known … Continue reading →
…that I haven’t written much about Jeb Bush throwing his hat into the ring yesterday. Nor will I write about Trump joining the crew today. I’m tired of both of them already. In fact, I was tired of both of … Continue reading →
It’s pretty easy. (a) If you want a problem to appear to be very common, define the problem as broadly as possible. (b) Make sure you use language in the poll that conforms with that very broad definition.
Continue reading →…in the English-speaking world—and perhaps the world as a whole—has quite a backstory: Frye, who was living in Baltimore at the time, wrote the poem in 1932. She had never written any poetry, but the plight of a young German … Continue reading →
A previous thread led to a discussion of just what the word “race” means—whether it refers to something fixed and physical, or whether it’s one of those “socially constructed” ideas. “Race” is a convenient way to refer to human variation. … Continue reading →
I’ve come to the conclusion that Carly Fiorina is the sort of person where the more you hear, the more you like. Her manner is exceptionally composed, unruffled. She criticizes without undue polemics, and yet she manages to be hard-hitting. … Continue reading →
There’s a vogue for it among young women, apparently. The process is simplicity itself. All you have to do is: Lesson #1: Start with healthy hair and scalp. …It turns out that you need to have a healthy head of … Continue reading →
At least, people who have (as Rachel Dolezal falsely claimed to have) at least one biological parent who is black can actually look unequivocally white. It shows you how strange the topic of racial affiliation is, and how there’s quite … Continue reading →
… otherwise known as Obamatrade, I trust Jeff Sessions far more than I would trust Ryan. Sessions claims: If, as promoters amazingly suggest, the President had more powers without fast-track, he would veto it. The authority granted in “Trade Promotion … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Patrick”] In light of the Rachel Dolazel brouhaha:
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