A Georgia jury on Wednesday found three men guilty as charged for the 2020 murder of unarmed Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery. "A jury with only one Black juror, even with racial dog whistles from defense counsel, recognized and honored Ahmaud...
As pompous of an ass as I can be on occasion, there are a few simple rules I try really hard to follow, And one of those bedrock rules is to never try to tell a political savant like Nancy...
Mike Pence really went over the line this time. He would have done much better to have spoken in general terms about the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and not made any ludicrous efforts...
Leavenworth, Kansas County Commissioner Louis Klemp set about digging himself a hole and jumping in Tuesday, when he made a bizarre crack about being a part of "the master race," to a black woman (who asked not to be...
This appears to be a matter of tit for tat. Robert E. Lee's statue was taken down, now George Floyd's is vandalized, within 48 hours of its unveiling in Union Square. Just a few days ago I screened Spike Lee's...
As I write this, Trump is on the ground in Dayton, stop one of his "Greatest Shits" tour. Maybe he can stop by and autograph the Trump Baby Blimp, that would be a nice gesture. For four long years...
There truly is a video or a tweet for every occasion. Twitter didn't exist in 1963 but C-Span did and this is from their archives. If Dr. King were alive today he could be saying these exact same words...
The lid is now flying off Pandora's box in the wake of the Boebert/Omar showdown. What you will see in the days ahead is an open confrontation over the central issue here, which is this: Is racism and extremism...
Lady Karma is a tough old broad and she’s claiming her own today. Not only did Donald Trump get treated to the voices of protesters chanting “Lock Him Up!” In New Orleans, Mitch McConnell finally pulled the plug on...
All men are created equal. Some are just more equal than others.  Old Joke Most pundits are fond of saying that the 2020 election will be a "base" election. Then again, most pundits, including me, have our heads so far up...

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