D.C. Mayoral Candidate Vince Gray at Eatonville
I love D.C. Last night we breezed back into d dot after a few days of people watching, sunning, and eating seafood at Rehoboth Beach. With not much in the fridge at home worth dealing with, we decided to head down to Columbia Heights for dinner at Andy Shallal’s Eatonville, the southern-style restaurant across the street from his popular Busboys and … Read more
How to Exploit Outrage and Make Friends!
Slate’s Emily Gould nails contrived outrage on feminist blogs: “As of this writing, Carmon’s post has generated almost 1,000 comments and nearly 90,000 page views. It’s a prime example of the feminist blogosphere’s tendency to tap into the market force of what I’ve come to think of as “outrage world“—the regularly occurring firestorms stirred up on … Read more
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Clueless, Opportunist, or Racist?
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer claims that most illegal immigrants entering Arizona are being used by drug cartels to smuggle drugs. Governor Brewer cites no statistics, studies, or reports to support this claim. When contacted by reporters to explain, her office issued a response stating that, “most human smuggling into Arizona is under the direction of … Read more
Black Privilege
I enjoy African-American privilege. If there is such a thing as white privilege; and I think there is; then I must certainly benefit from Black Privilege™. White privilege is essentially a benefit enjoyed by white people allowing experiences of (some) whites to be viewed as normal rather than advantaged. In other words, an experience that … Read more
Rand Paul and Libertarians
Over the last week or so, I’ve spent time debating the issues of the day on blogs other than One Drop. Part of this is wanting to hear other perspectives; another is trying to figure out how I feel about issues like the BP oil spill, Rand Paul, and Libertarians. Libertarianism. This appears to me … Read more
The Restaurant Analogy
Over the last few years, I’ve noticed Conservatives and Republicans making the following flawed syllogism: African-Americans have voted Democrat for the past fifty years; African-Americans have suffered economically while voting Democrat; Therefore, African-Americans should not vote Democrat (and instead vote Republican). This argument also takes the form of: Democrats are racist too, so you should vote Republican. Aside from the defective … Read more
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Those Three Are On My Mind
What went through the minds of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner that June ’64 summer night on Rock Cut Road when a car full of Klansmen pulled up behind their station wagon, essentially signaling the end of their young lives? They had to have known this moment was the end. Were they scared? Were … Read more
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