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Conservatives use the word “woke” like a political sword. But try asking them, “What is woke?” Because chances are that, like Bethany Mandel, they’ll spew out a word salad. What is woke? The MAGA world promotes Mandel as its expert on “woke” education. So you’d think she would be able to define it. Instead, when asked… Read more.
Stories about teachers preying on students for sex used to dominate all media. You know, like the one that went viral just last week. Police arrested a teacher in Seattle for having sex with a 16-year-old student in his car and even in her home. The phenomenon of teachers f*cking students is exploitative. That’s why I denounced… Read more.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is on a crusade. He’s banning African-American studies from public schools, claiming they impose a political agenda on school kids. This is a brazen case of projection. DeSantis is ensuring schools indoctrinate kids with a white-supremacist version of US history Rev. Al Sharpton led a march on Wednesday on Florida’s state… Read more.
Chiefs Win 2023 Super Bowl It could have been the best game ever. The score was 35-35 with 2 minutes left. That should’ve led to a thrilling finish. But the Chiefs spent those last 2 minutes milking the clock to ensure the Eagles never got a chance to soar again. This spectacle had Chiefs quarterback… Read more.
The Killing of Tyre Nichols was all too predictable. It played out like countless other cases of cops killing Black men. The Killing of Tyre Nichols Republican politicians offer thoughts and prayers after those shootings. But then they block legislation that could prevent them. Black activists offer eulogies after cops kill Black men. But then they refuse… Read more.
Nikki Haley has announced her intent to run for president. She is challenging Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. But she’s just the first of many Republicans expected to do so. Of course, she distinguished herself by taking down the Confederate flag. She did so while serving as governor of South Carolina in… Read more.
Stephen Miller served Donald Trump the way Thomas Cromwell served Henry VIII. And he stroked Trump’s ego the way Roy Cohn did. That explains a lot. Stephen Miller is the only aide Trump didn’t fire Peter Baker is a journalist at The New York Times. His wife, Susan Glasser, is one at The New Yorker.… Read more.
The answer is simple. Democrats are as hooked on Twitter as teenagers are on TikTok. Musk is Trolling Democrats Put another way, Democrats sticking with Musk is like Republicans sticking with Trump. That might be a more apples-to-apples comparison. Democrats spent years denouncing Republicans for sticking with Donald Trump. Republicans were only interested in the primary votes and fundraising dollars. Trump’s… Read more.
I am a lawyer. I know the unfairness of imputing guilt by association. However, Lady Susan Hussey’s behavior makes it all too easy, even if improper, to do. She, of course, is the late queen’s lady-in-waiting. She’s recently become infamous after a Black woman accused her of racism. It stems from how Lady Hussey allegedly interrogated her during… Read more.
I published the post-election post “Trump Turns Republican Red Wave Blue for Democrats” on November 9. In it, I advised President Biden to deliver the very speech Speaker Pelosi delivered yesterday. Under that post’s sub-heading, “Now is the time to go, Joe,” I urged Biden to announce he’s passing the torch to a new generation of Democratic… Read more.
