Cliven Bundy’s remarks about race, welfare, and slavery have drawn a lot of fire, and the right is attempting to back away from them. First, take a look at what he said: “I want to tell you one more thing … Continue reading →
This New Yorker article by Jelani Cobb manages to discuss the failure of desegregation laws in the US without acknowledging some of the underlying reasons behind it: And so, sixty years after Brown, it is clear that the notion of … Continue reading →
Why, I hadn’t thought of that before: …the Washington Post’s Dana Milbank suggests on Al Sharpton that [Sebelius] wasn’t threatened with impeachment (as Holder was) because she’s white. Of course [slaps hand on forehead]. Or perhaps it’s because she has … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This post is an expanded version of a comment of mine on a thread yesterday about voter ID and fraud.] The left likes to argue that there’s no significant amount of voter fraud, so there’s no need for voter … Continue reading →
Our demagogue of a race-baiting community-organizer president has this to say about Republican efforts at promoting voter ID [emphasis mine]: President Barack Obama struck hard at restrictive voting rights laws Friday, calling them a Republican political tactic conceived to address … Continue reading →
This. Used to be, long ago, Americans would have rejected this sort of whining. But in the Obama administration it’s become standard. Blame, blame, blame others, and always declare or at least imply that the criticism one receives is due … Continue reading →
The behavior of Brandeis’ administration in withdrawing its honorary degree invitation from Hirsi Ali has drawn a great many accusations of cowardice. The word “craven” (which I used yesterday) comes to mind, and not just to my mind. Witness Bill … Continue reading →
…it’s perfectly fine. Racism is defined by the messenger, not the message. And any time a Republican says something he’s guilty until proven innocent. That goes for black Republicans, too, because they don’t exist—once a black person becomes a conservative … Continue reading →
…to defeat his nominee for the head of the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ, Debo Adegbile, a choice that raised an unusual amount of criticism because Adegbile had defended convicted cop-killer and leftist darling Mumial Abu-Jamal. The LA Times … Continue reading →
The constant comparisons of Arizona’s now-defunct effort (SB 1062) to protect the religious rights of vendors to refuse to be part of gay marriage ceremonies to southern Jim Crow laws requiring de jure discrimination against blacks represent a tower of … Continue reading →
Absurd to have to discuss whether Hillary Clinton’s past is fair game if she runs in 2016. The answer is “of course it is.” And of course the press and the left knows this full well. The game being played … Continue reading →
How? Apologize: Oppression, as outlined in SSMU’s Equity Policy, means the exercise of power by a group of people over another group of people with specific consideration of cultural, historical and living legacies. The image in question was an extension … Continue reading →