Michael Harriot at The Root just took Mayor Pete to the mat. “Kids need to see evidence that education is going to work for them,” Buttigieg explained whitely, when he was running […]
Pete Buttigieg: new packaging for the same old shit
The final word on Colin Kaepernick (for now)
The NFL just administered a stupidity test to the American public. How’d you do? The NFL’s recent “tryout” for Colin Kaepernick was pure Kabuki. And it was, obviously, from the git-go. Two […]
Will somebody PLEASE teach Brad Nessler how to pronounce “Tagovailoa”?
It’s disrespectful, it’s lazy, it’s unprofessional, and it may even be a bit racist. CBS Sports coverage of yesterday’s big Alabama/LSU matchup was fronted by their top SEC football duo, play-by-play guy […]
White America still pretending slavery didn’t happen
To be forgiven, one must first repent. Plantations are talking more about slavery — and grappling with visitors who talk back CHARLOTTESVILLE — A Monticello tour guide was explaining how enslaved people […]
Privilege, thy name is Amy Wax
The Amy Wax/UPenn problem isn’t about academic freedom, it’s about unexamined privilege. And firing her won’t solve the problem. The University of Pennsylvania and law professor Amy wax are embroiled in a […]
Scarlet Johansson doesn’t need defending
The criticism of Johansson is dangerous argument because it cuts both ways. She’s talented, beautiful and rich — the world’s highest paid actress. She’s also outspoken. “Today there’s a lot of emphasis […]
If Kamala Harris were white we’d be calling her a racist
A case has been made that Harris is anything but progressive, is terrible on civil rights and has a particularly nasty track record when it comes to blacks. Harris needs to respond. […]
Kumar Rocker destroys Duke and I nearly die laughing
In which I share a funny moment with myself. Scrolling through the morning’s news on my iPhone this morning, and I see this headline: Rocker saves Vandy’s year with no-hitter, 19 K’s […]
Steven Mnuchin is a fork-tongued colostomy bag
You are what you pimp. A few days ago SecTreas Steve Mnuchin said Harriet Tubman won’t be replacing genocidist ex-president Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill while he holds office. Why? Mnooch’s […]
Abortion laws are about control
Not surprisingly the S&R writers have been participating in an email conversation over the proliferation of extremist abortion laws: Ohio, Georgia, and Alabama specifically. Someone suggested a post about the role of […]
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