Black Out At The State Level
Politico’s Jonathan Martin has a sudden concern for the dire state of black governors and senators. The statistics are pretty grim: Massachusetts has Gov....
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More Of Lindsey Graham’s Rights And Wrongs
On Friday, Imani Gandy pointed out the glaring hypocrisy in Sen. Lindsey Graham’s insistence that Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev not be read...
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Finding Out The Hard Way About Rand Paul
Yesterday morning the excellent Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote at The Atlantic’s website about giving Sen. Rand Paul at least some credit for speaking at Howard University...
Read MoreMaybe It’s Because They’re Canadians
Canadians are polite, you know. From Reuters, via the Chicago Tribune: BOSTON — The NHL formed a partnership Thursday with You Can Play, an organization that...
Read MoreSuicide And Guns
Lest you worry, let me reassure you: No, this will not be the only subject I write about in this here digital journal. I promise. But it’s funny how these things keep...
Read MoreGroovy Times, Margaret Thatcher, And The Universe’s Perverse Sense Of Humor
For what it’s worth, I agree with my friend Danielle from the UK (@DCPlod on Twitter), who penned this piece earlier today on the passing of former British Prime...
Read MoreThatcher: Neither A Lioniser Nor A Ghoulish Hater Be [by @DCPlod]
[Here's a guest post from ABLC's favorite blogger from across the pond, @DCPlod -ABLxx] Since the news of Baroness Thatcher’s death broke, I’ve been bouncing back...
Read MoreA Temporary Lull In The Exploitation Of “Student Athletes”
Three days after weathering a storm of criticism over its exploitive “Ri5e to the Occasion” t-shirts – including this epic takedown from The Nation’s Dave Zirin...
Read MoreTwo Old Black Guys And A White Kid From The Suburbs
Most of my earliest memories are from around the time I was five or six years old. I remember the first day of kindergarten; I remember my kindergarten teacher, Mrs....
Read MoreSteve Chapman: Wronger Still On Cook County’s Gun Tax
So, remember yesterday when I (ahem) gently chided libertarian columnist Steve Chapman for his hyperbolic reaction to Cook County, Illinois’ $25.00 tax on sales of...
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