A recent poll has shown that Donald Trump has an astounding amount of support among African-Americans: 25%. Astounding, that is, for a Republican in this era. Of course, the poll could be an outlier. But for the sake of discussion … Continue reading →
Expect more of this sort of horrific crime: A man shot a uniformed sheriff’s deputy “execution-style” while he fueled his patrol car in the Houston area, killing him instantly, authorities said. Deputy Darren H. Goforth, 47, was returning to his … Continue reading →
Now we know what the Virginia killer alleged were the racist words that had supposedly been uttered three years earlier by Alison Parker, whom he decided to finally murder: The 24-year-old white reporter, who was murdered on live TV along … Continue reading →
…on live TV. The victims: reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward, both now deceased. They were attacked by former reporter Vester Lee Flanagan (aka Bryce Williams) during a live broadcast and the shooting was witnessed by viewers. As often … Continue reading →
Over 2/3 of black respondents in a recent Rasmussen poll agreed with that sentiment over “Black lives matter.” Excellent. But the Black Lives Matter people scream the loudest, don’t they?
Continue reading →We all know that Hillary Clinton is the first female frontrunner candidate of a major party. At least, she’s long been the frontrunner, and remains the frontrunner, although who knows how long that will continue. Personally, I believe that the … Continue reading →
[NOTE: If you don’t know who Ta-Nehisi Coates is and what I think of his work, please see this. I decided to add the following for further clarification.] When I read this quote from Coates, it seemed to me to … Continue reading →
Excellent, excellent article. Here’s an excerpt: This is the point I really want to make: the constant emphasis on police shootings of *unarmed* men that we see in the press is, for the most part, crazy. If you are a … Continue reading →
First, a disclaimer: I have not read T-Nehisi Coates’ new book entitled Between the World and Me. I’ve only read summaries or reviews of it, although I’m familiar with his thought from reading many of his articles for The Atlantic … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Ace.] This piece by John McWhorter is well worth reading. A few excerpts: …Antiracism is now a religion. It is inherent to a religion that one is to accept certain suspensions of disbelief. Certain questions are not to … Continue reading →
Right on schedule, Virginia is turning into a blue state as a result of immigration: Each year the federal government prints millions of visas and distributes these admission tickets to the poorest and least-developed nations in the world… A census … Continue reading →
Here’s a really long (I confess I stopped reading it about halfway through) article called, “White people have a race ”” but everyone flips out when we talk about it.” The piece begins with a description of a course taught … Continue reading →