“That Conversation about Race” category archive
Originalist Sin 0
“Originalist” Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has just published a new book, So Ordered, a defense of the doctrine of Constitutional originalism (a misnomer if there ever was one, but I digress). At the legal website, Balls and Strikes, Madiba K. Dennie debunks de bunk.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
As I have observed before, Richard Nixon’s southern strategy has come full circle and consumed today’s Republican Party. As further evidence, in a longer article about the Trump maladministration’s pursuit of Ilhan Omar, Michelle Goldberg notes, almost in passing, the obvious:
For Trump and his movement, real Americans are defined by race and ancestry.
Follow the link for the context of her comment.
American Stasi 0
ABC News runs the numbers.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Honest to Betsy, you can’t make this stuff up.
America’s original sin of chattel slavery and the myth of racial superiority created to justify it continue to pollute our polity.
They Got It in Writing 0
David comments on the buried lede in an editorial comment.
American Stasi 0
Via Above the Law, Techdirt says to ICE, “Smile. You’re on candid camera.”
American Stasi 0
It is difficult to avoid concluding that ripping families apart is a Republican family value, right up there with racism and bigotry.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Via The Charlotte Observer, Sara Pequeño looks at the Trump maladministration’s persecution of Ilhan Omar and says no one should be surprised. A snippet:
>At this point, everyone should be aware that Trump will do whatever he wants. He won’t follow political etiquette that isn’t codified into law, and even then, he may still try to find ways around it. The public humiliation of Omar is not an outlier for Trump – it’s the point of his presidency.
It has become the Republican way of politics.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
David points out that the racism of today’s Republican Party is now out in the open.
Stray Question, American Stasi Dept. 0
Why would anyone, espcially a DA, expect ICE to cooperate with a law enforcement agency investigating ICE agents’ actions?
Inquiring minds want to know.
An Ailing Society . . . 0
. . . and Chauncey Devega offers a diagnosis. A snippet:
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Apparently, the Trump maladministration thinks that Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is getting too uppity and needs to be shown who’s in charge here.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Apparently, that a lawyer with a long record of fighting for human rights won the Nobel Peace Prize toasted Trump’s marshmallow.
American Stasi 0
Methinks a strong argument can be made that the Trump maladministration’s hiring practices for their in-house KKK ICE agents may be less than optimal.
American Stasi 0
If they can’t arrest the one they want, they’ll arrest the one they’re with.
Republican Thought Police 0
Once again, the Trump maladministration exercises its freedom of repress.