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Too Many Celebrated Blacks, like the 1619’s Hannah-Jones, Fight for Democracy in America but Support Dictatorship in Cuba

Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 8:17 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

I could not have been prouder or more impressed with the way Nikole Hannah-Jones schooled the University of North Carolina when they tried to force her to serve an indentured professorship before getting the tenured position she was entitled to, objectively. When UNC trustees finally came to their senses and caved, she made a public… Read more.

Hail, Milwaukee Bucks! NBA Champions!

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 8:23 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

A half century ago, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — a young goliath then known as Lew Alcindor — led the Milwaukee Bucks to their first championship. For decades, it was the only time the franchise had reached that height. That is, until now. On Tuesday night, the Bucks capped off their return to greatness. They are once… Read more.

Texas Democrats Aping Fugitive Slaves to Protect Black Voting Rights…?

Monday, July 19, 2021 at 6:48 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

There’s no denying that the primary cause of the Civil War was the attempt by Southerners to retain, and to even expand, their slave economy nationwide. In a similar vein, the attempt by Republicans to systematically suppress the ability of Blacks and Hispanics to exercise their right to vote is unfolding as the primary cause… Read more.

Heart of Darkness Comes to Light as South Africa Apes Worst of Zimbabwe…

Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 6:37 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

The world watched in restrained shock and resigned dismay this week as South Africans looted and pillaged in the name, and arguably at the behest, of their disgraced former president, Jacob Zuma. The defiant 79-year-old was finally convicted of contempt of court last month for refusing to attend an inquiry into state-capture corruption during his… Read more.

Two-Headed Hydra of Climate Change Has California Burning, New York Flooding…

Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 6:37 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

A severe drought coupled with the human-induced climate crisis has sparked a fire season that has already seen more than three times as much land burned in California this year than during the same time span last year, officials said. The state recorded its worst fire season in 2020, with around 4.1 million estimated acres… Read more.

Italy Wins Euro 2020! England, I Told You So…

Sunday, July 11, 2021 at 6:47 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Given Brexit, it’s arguable that England has not suffered a more symbolic defeat since the Norman Conquest than the one Italy handed it today. Two soccer-mad nations faced each other, and one blinked. Italy bested England in the final of the Euro 2020 soccer tournament Sunday in London. The winner was determined by a penalty… Read more.

Trump Suing Tech Companies as a Pretext to Fleece His MAGA Supporters … Again

Friday, July 9, 2021 at 6:27 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

A grifter is as a grifter does. And so Donald J. Trump, the former, twice-impeached president of the United States, is doing this: Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday filed proposed class-action lawsuits targeting Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter and its CEO Jack Dorsey, as well as YouTube and its parent company’s… Read more.

Preston Padden Helped Launch Fox News. Now He’s Damning It … but Sparing Murdoch.

Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 6:37 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

America is experiencing the spasms of an increasingly kinetic (second) civil war. So think whatever you will of Russian ransomware attacks and Chinese rhetorical bullying. The only things Americans have to fear are Americans themselves. And “the culture wars” now raging over things like Critical Race Theory and the National Anthem should be far from… Read more.