By now you probably know that Cambridge professor Jason Arday has quit his position without acknowledging guilt. The final straw was apparently that he had claimed to have written a book that doesn’t exist. He blames his decision to resign … Continue reading →
Crowds in Madison, Wisconsin, are claiming that Corey Ruiz is the latest victim of police violence against black men. Here’s the story: The Madison police officer who shot and killed Corey Ruiz should face criminal charges, civil rights attorney Ben … Continue reading →
When people think of South Africa – at least, people over fifty – they tend to think of its apartheid history. But in the decades since apartheid ended, South Africa’s efforts to undo those wrongs have caused extremely serious problems … Continue reading →
Commenter “Kate” linked to this thread on “X” by John McWhorter, about Karmelo Anthony and his motives for stabbing Austin Metcalf. I had read the thread last night; it’s long, so I’m just giving the link here and discussing some … Continue reading →
Well, allegedly anyway: A top Southern Poverty Law Center official is accused of helping funnel $1.2 million in donor money to an informant in the National Alliance white supremacist group — who was also allegedly her lover. The Department of … Continue reading →
Some people consider Karmelo Anthony the innocent victim here. My sense is that the people reacting this way to the Anthony verdict are a relatively small group, but they’re very vocal and getting a lot of media attention. The group … Continue reading →
As I wrote yesterday after the verdict but prior to the sentencing: Anthony must pay the price. But what will the price be? It really depends; he was 17 when he killed Metcalf and perhaps the jury will be lenient … Continue reading →
It seemed extremely clear that “guilty of murder” should be the verdict. There was no defense offered except “after he provoked a dispute and refused to leave, for no particular reason he thought he was in danger of being killed … Continue reading →
You may recall the case: 17-year-old Austin Metcalf was stabbed by then-17-year-old Karmelo Anthony (now 19) at a track meet in front of many witnesses. Metcalf was white; Anthony is black. The trial is not about whether Anthony stabbed him; … Continue reading →
Now we learn even more about the behavior of Henry Nowak’s murderer, as more news slowly is revealed: It turns out that Vickrum Digwa is far more vicious and depraved than we were led to believe, and that Britons have … Continue reading →
The death of Margaret Swan mirrors the death of Iryna Zarutska. Although Swan is much older and also black rather than white, otherwise the murders are uncannily alike and equally chilling. We know even less about the perpetrator in Swan’s … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote about Henry Nowak’s murder and his terrible treatment by the British police. But here are some thoughts on the bigger picture of disparate treatment, of which his death is emblematic. Britain is even further along on this … Continue reading →