All That Was Old Is New Again 0
Brian Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun, considers a piece by the Smithsonian Institute’s Jon Grinspan and suggests that it should be required reading. Here’s a bit of Greenspun’s article:
Strategization 0
PoliticalProf sums it up.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
At The Roanoke Times, John Freivalds points out that prejudice against those who would come after them has been a common theme among previous immigrants to these parts.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
One more time, “accidentally” and “negligently” are not synonyms.
Stray Thought 0
Athletic skill and intelligence are independent variables.
QOTD 0
Fergus Hume:
Fergus Hume deserves to be remembered far more than he is. He could turn a phrase.
Vaccine Nation 0
The state of Iowa sanctions endangering public health in the name of the Lord.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Michael Paul Williams takes a look at the recent election in Virginia. Methinks he has a point, for the last thing many white Americans want to do is confront the dark reality of America’s history. Here’s a bit; follow the link for the rest.
In the 1970s, white parents fled to the suburbs rather than have their children sit in a classroom with Black children. Today, parents in suburban locales such as Chesterfield, Hanover, Loudoun and Stafford counties are trying to keep the history of anti-Black racism out of the classroom.
America’s original sin (and the denial thereof) casts a long and dark shadow.