The quote in the title of this piece is from Bobby Green, one of four black people who were heroes in the LA riots of twenty years ago. But there’s no “just” about it; the acts were rays of hope … Continue reading →
The Obama-the-dogeater flap has highlighted the perception that Obama is, in some very basic way, foreign. That meme reached its highest level among birthers, who believe he is not even a natural born citizen. But the general idea that Obama’s … Continue reading →
Noted liberal law professor and pundit Alan Dershowitz has not taken up the PC line in the Zimmerman case. Au contraire. Something about prosecutor Angela Corey’s behavior has really gotten his goat, as was evident in this video. Now Dershowitz … Continue reading →
…everything looks like a nail. To the race-obsessed, everything looks like racism. Or, even if it doesn’t, they’ll pretend it does. But that’s gotten very, very old. I got curious about the origins of the hammer/nail phrase, and I discovered … Continue reading →
Or do you just think you do? Reading about the recent John Derbyshire flap started a train of thought for me that led to memories of the Boston school busing crisis of the 70s. I started to research the subject, … Continue reading →
…that suggests a crime.” Shocking. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Continue reading →…has been arrested and charged with 2nd degree murder. You may have noticed that so far I have refrained from drawing any conclusions about Zimmerman’s guilt or innocence, because we just don’t know enough about the facts of the case. … Continue reading →
A few days ago, NBC apologized for its truncated edit of the Zimmerman tape—inadequately and with weasel words: During our investigation it became evident that there was an error made in the production process that we deeply regret. We will … Continue reading →
There’s been a spate of columns on the right since the Trayvon Martin killing asking the question this one asks: why do we ignore the murders of blacks by other blacks? And why do we hear so much about the … Continue reading →
You may notice that I haven’t written about the Trayvon Martin case yet. This is for the simple reason that I’ve been waiting for the facts to come out. At the beginning, the MSM was reporting only one side, and … Continue reading →
I have trouble with the hagiography of Martin Luther King. Yes, he was a great man who did a great thing for which he should be duly honored: he was an inspirational figure in the non-violent civil rights movement in … Continue reading →
I haven’t paid a whole lot of attention to this story because frankly, I’ve never thought Ron Paul had a chance of winning the nomination to begin with. And the newsletter story certainly won’t be enhancing those chances. But I … Continue reading →