The left needs the black vote
Back in 2016, I remember reading there was going to be a shift in the black vote towards Trump. It didn’t really happen. In 2020, it happened to a small degree in black men, but not enough to make a … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Race and racism
It’s “ablist” of a reporter to discuss John Fetterman’s health problems, says his wife
John Fetterman is running for the Senate, but he and the left are trying to make his disability – or handicap, or whatever you want to call it – off-limits by definition. His wife compares discussion of his health problems … Continue reading →
Money magazine has an interesting way to rate the best places in the US to live
Apparently, “diversity” ranks high, which makes Atlanta the best place to live in the US: Money Magazine recently released its list of the best places to live in the U.S. It is riddled with pompous virtue-signaling and plagued by diversity-induced … Continue reading →
Heather Mac Donald on the marijuana myth
The myth she’s discussing is the one the Democratic Party has been using about how marijuana possession laws are charged and prosecuted in a racist manner, as part of the “systemic racism” so rampant in our society. Biden recently harped … Continue reading →
Happy unwoke Columbus Day!
[NOTE: This is a somewhat-edited version of a previous post.] The stock of Christopher Columbus has fallen in recent years as a result of the general campaign on the part of the left by figures such as Howard Zinn to … Continue reading →
This trailer for a documentary about George Floyd and BLM looks interesting
Candace Owens has a documentary on George Floyd and BLM that is due to be available for streaming on October 12: I’ve written a great deal on the Floyd case, and although I don’t know that the propaganda put out … Continue reading →
Obama the racial healer
President Obama could really have been a positive and healing force in America, and he presented himself that way. Some people even believed that he fit that description, and continue to believe it. They weren’t paying attention then and they’re … Continue reading →
Redefining crime to deny reality
It’s a sad fact that in the US there are differences in the rates of violent crime commission and victimization according to race. Race is hardly the only factor influencing criminality, though; there’s also poverty, fatherlessness, education level, and of … Continue reading →
Slavery and reparations
This video of Don Lemon being confronted – by a British royalty spokesperson named Hilary Fordwich – with some salient facts about the history of slavery, has been making the rounds. In case you haven’t seen it yet, here it … Continue reading →
Martha’s Vineyard demographics
With all the brouhaha about Martha’s Vineyard lately, I’ve noticed a lot of pundits saying that it’s an enclave for the white and the rich. Far be it from me to defend the Vineyard, but in this case I’d like … Continue reading →
The Breonna Taylor indictments
Andrew Branca covers the federal indictments of the previously-acquitted police officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor. As with everything I’ve seen from Branca, it is very comprehensive and very clear. This is another example of the federal government … Continue reading →
Another white arbiter of Blackness is heard from
Apparently, the proper metric of Blackness is attendance at NBA games. Who knew? And Clarence Thomas has been tested and found wanting on that dimension by Rex Chapman, who also writes: “Clarence Thomas would last 20-30 seconds in an NBA … Continue reading →