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When people talk about China replacing the Soviet Union as the world’s other superpower, they invariably reference the unprecedented and seemingly inexorable pace of its economic and military growth. But I’m equally impressed by the strides China is taking in other areas towards this end. Most notable is the way it is buying up political… Read more.
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I’ve always found the way Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY) reveled in being a ballsy, in-your-face politician quite appealing. Therefore, I’m more than a little disappointed by the way he’s been answering clearly impertinent questions about a picture he sent of himself – in his underwear with an apparently erect weiner – to a 21-year-old female… Read more.
LeBron James’s announcement last year that he was “taking his talents to Miami” incited a very polarized reaction among sports fans and commentators alike: some cheered as if it were the (sports) equivalent of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, while others jeered as if it were the equivalent of Judas betraying Jesus Christ. By… Read more.
I have never bought into the delusional conceit about there being black issues that should never be aired in “public”. This is why I took exception to fellow blacks who criticized director Spike Lee for exposing the intra-racial prejudices between light-skinned and dark-skinned blacks in his film School Daze, and writer Lawrence Otis Graham for… Read more.
