Moynihan was right. It stands to reason that if you reward a behavior you tend to get more of it: “The fundamental problem is that of family structure,” wrote Moynihan, who had a doctorate in sociology. “The evidence””not final but … Continue reading →
President Obama sees everything through the prism of race combined with whatever political advantage he can obtain from the use of race in his rhetoric. Thus, an early political utterance (June, 2008) emphasized his race and insinuated that his opponents … Continue reading →
My latest piece is up at PJ: “Revisiting Tawana Brawley and Al Sharpton.” Plus é§a change, plus c’est la méªme chose. And Al Sharpton has never been riding higher than he is now, having been given the White House’s cachet … Continue reading →
Some of the recent furor over some of the incidents in which black people have died at the hands of police is understandable. The death of Eric Garner was a situation in which it is not a stretch to say … Continue reading →
That’s my headline, and I’m sticking to it until there’s any credible evidence to the contrary. So far, the facts seem to go like this: In Berkeley, Missouri (not too far from Ferguson), a call comes in at 11:15 PM … Continue reading →
Paul Cassell lists seven steps Eric Holder should take in the wake of Ferguson, the Garner incident, and the murder of officers Ramos and Liu. I say: dream on, Mr. Cassell. I predict that Holder will not comply with a … Continue reading →
The line between politically motivated killings and mental illness can be a thin one. Absent an obvious problem like untreated schizophrenia featuring delusions, what does a vague history of emotional troubles mean? Not much, really. How many completely well-adjusted people … Continue reading →
Most of the coverage of the death of Ismaaiyl Brinsley, the murderer of the two NYC policemen, indicates he killed himself on a subway platform. While this is true, his suicide wasn’t spontaneous. Details that have emerged include the following … Continue reading →
When I read the news of the murder of NYPD Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu by shooter Ismaaiyl Brinsley as they sat in their police car, it had a sickening familiarity. If you’re as old as I am, and … Continue reading →
Did you know? The police have a new function [emphasis mine]: Scarborough argued that police activity in minority communities is based on crime data. “If you’re a black cop and you see me walking down the street, and you see … Continue reading →
…and mistakenly declares that “all lives matter.” Then she apologizes for her grievous error: “I regret that I was unaware the phrase/hashtag ‘all lives matter’ has been used by some to draw attention away from the focus on institutional violence … Continue reading →
I think that under the circumstances she’s being quite reasonable, too. Esaw Garner knows her husband was a petty criminal and doesn’t argue otherwise. What’s more, I give her points for saying this: I feel like ”” I don’t even … Continue reading →