Tue 2 Jun, 2020 08:41 am - Too long to post more than a few excerpts, but I thought this article by Marilynne Robinson was excellent. The whole article is posted on the [i]NYRB[/i] website and it's really worth a read.... (view)
Tue 2 Jun, 2020 08:25 am - [quote]In neither case were they intentionally killed.[/quote]
To place someone in a chokehold or or apply a knee to the neck of a prostrate captive to the point where the victim is gasping for... (view)
Tue 2 Jun, 2020 07:53 am - [quote]But the police are not conducting summary executions.[/quote]
Floyd was taken into police custody for trying to pass a counterfeit bill, Garner for selling cigarettes — these... (view)
Tue 2 Jun, 2020 05:24 am - [quote]Maybe they should stop looting and burning if they don't want the police to step in and manage their behavior. [/quote]
Maybe the police should manage [i]their[/i] behavior and not... (view)
Tue 2 Jun, 2020 05:19 am - Not a good example as it dates from well after November 2012, but in any case, it provides examples of opposition which was connected with race. That doesn't mean that all opposition to Obama... (view)
Tue 2 Jun, 2020 05:07 am - [quote]The day after the election the left suddenly started falsely accusing everyone who disagreed with Obama or opposed him in any way of being racists.[/quote]
That's a very specific... (view)
Tue 2 Jun, 2020 04:07 am - [quote] As soon as Obama was reelected the left started spouting all sorts of race-related kookery. [/quote]
Do you have any examples? Do you mean the... (view)
Tue 2 Jun, 2020 03:07 am - [quote]Trump signed the FIRST step Act, what did Obama do besides talk about such things? [/quote]
Do you really think Obama would have refused to sign a similar bill if it had been presented to... (view)
