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Former President Obama subjected students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to an hour-long verbal tranquilizer Friday as he attacked President Trump and stuck to his usual specialty: mendacity and self-love. Obama started by noting that former presidents usually keep quiet about politics as a courtesy to their successors, even if they disagree with
Todd Starnes, Students at Florida Gulf Coast University can take all sorts of enriching classes — from gender studies to social justice. But a class on white racism is causing all sorts of campus chaos and charges of reverse racism. The university calls it “White Racism.” But I call it, “Blame the White Man 101.”
Daniel Greenfield, As real as the discrimination against black people was under segregation. The release of an NPR poll in which a majority of white people (55%) answered that they face racial discrimination was treated with the media’s usual cocktail of condescension, disbelief and contempt. But it’s not up for debate. Racial discrimination against white
The NAACP has warned African-American travelers to be careful when flying with American Airlines. The group issued an advisory late Tuesday, saying it has noticed “a pattern of disturbing incidents reported by African-American passengers, specific to American Airlines.” It said the incidents “suggest a corporate culture of racial insensitivity and possible racial bias” and advised
Carl Jackson, Warning: Offensive Language White slave masters never admired their black slaves, yet white sports fans all around the world worship their favorite black athletes. Nike endorsements, sports arenas, and college campuses aren’t exactly what I’d call slave ships, chains or whips. Yet, if you listen to black activists, ESPN analysts Michael Wilbon and
John Hawkins, “The base of the Democratic party used to be working people, regardless of race, ethnic, or ethnic identity, sexual orientation, et cetera. That was a Roosevelt agenda. That was the Truman agenda. Over time, and I think particularly over the last eight years, the Democratic Party has moved into interest group politics and
Michael Barone, When a policy has been vigorously followed by venerable institutions for more than a generation without getting any closer to producing the desired results, perhaps there is some problem with the goal. That thought was prompted by a New York Times story headlined “Even With Affirmative Action, Blacks and Hispanics Are More Underrepresented
Armstrong Williams, Racial identity politics has long been the domain of the Democratic Party, where the hegemony of the liberal-left has taken root. This has eroded the moral underpinnings of the civil rights agenda, making identity politics the currency of choice in the calculus of social justice. Racial scandals committed by individuals associated with the
Arthur Schaper, Are you tired of hearing about “White Supremacy”? Frankly, I am tired—really tired—of the race card dominating our national and particularly our political discourse. This is beyond childish. To wit, my fellow activists in Los Angeles County for Trump have Jewish, Black, Hispanic, and Asian members. But we still get hammered with “You
John Perazzo, It’s quite likely that you’ve never heard of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) and its radical agenda, but this Alabama-based organization has had its eye fixed upon you and your country for a very long time. For nearly 30 years, it has been working relentlessly to advance the notion that because the United
Ryan Bomberger, A lot can happen in 53 years. A lot has happened. The 1960s were a culminating point in our nation’s history, torn apart at the seams by racism and political pride. Crucial decisions had to be made while human rights abuses threatened American democracy. The words enshrined in our Constitution, defining our very
Jack Kerwick, Faculty and administrators are reaping what they sowed. When I was a teenager, I spent much of my time getting involved in all sorts of things that I should have avoided, and knew then that I should have avoided. One of these activities was fist fighting. It’s been many years since I was