“That Conversation about Race” category archive
Republican Thought Police 0
At the Des Moines Register, a history professor argues against a bill currently being advanced in Iowa to whitewash–I use that term advisedly–the teaching of American history in primary and secondary schools.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
There are none so blind as those who don’t want to see.
Republican Thought Police 0
It turns out that Florida Governor DeSantis lacks the courage of his conniptions.
He’s now trying to backpedal from the book banning furor that he fomented.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
David talks with a caller about the situation at the border and makes the stunning argument that this self-styled “nation of immigrants” should continue to be, well, a nation of immigrants.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Grung_e_Gene looks behind the anti-migrant rhetoric at those who spout it and what he sees is not pretty.
Decoding de Color Code 0
Dr. Uche Blackstock discusses how racist stereotypes continue to pollute American medical care. She is an emergency physician and former associate professor of emergency medicine at the New York University and author of the book, Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons With Racism In Medicine.
American Establishmentarism 0
Thom talks with Tim Alberta about how the confluence of bad history and bad theology are feeding American establishmentarianism.
This is well worth the few minutes it will take to listen to it.
The Invading Horde 0
But the folks in Eagle Pass, Texas, say the invaders are not who you might think they are. Here’s a tiny bit from the story:
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While local residents with the Eagle Pass Border Coalition told reporters and supporters that they of course welcome all visitors to the community who respect their culture and diversity in a civil manner, they believe the recent arrival of Republican governors and a trucker convoy of Christian nationalists in support of Abbott’s violent rhetoric helped to spread “hate and descension” in their community over the weekend.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
As the Founders feared might happen, this “nation of immigrants” now has a political party that values power over the polity and faction over the federation.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski is shocked, shocked! I say, to find out that her party is the party of perfidy.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Charles M. Blow sees a pattern repeating itself:
He explains his reasons for fearing that at the link.
Untruth in Labeling 0
At the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mary Pezzulo struggles to understand why self-proclaimed “conservatives” embrace Donald Trump. A snippet: