Archive for the ‘Racism’ Category

Hillsdale’s Statement about non-statement

June 21 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Politically correct, Racism

A June 18 letter from the leaders of Hillsdale College:

Amidst the events of recent weeks, a number of alumni and others have taken up formal and public means to insist that Hillsdale College issue statements concerning these events. The College is charged with negligence—or worse. It is not the practice of the College to respond to petitions or other instruments meant to... Read more

The Myth of Systemic Police Racism

June 4 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Policing, Racism

Thank you, Heather Mac Donald, for bring some clarity to this discussion with numbers. mrossol. ==== WSJ  6/3/2020 by Heather Mac Donald George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis has revived the Obama-era narrative that law enforcement is endemically racist. On Friday, Barack Obama tweeted that for millions of black Americans, being treated differently by the criminal justice system on account of race is “tragically,... Read more

The Cudgel of ‘White Privilege’

April 9 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Racism

This was good, thoughtful. Yes, understanding racial issues takes a LOT of effort. For all races. ===== BY Zachary Wood, WSJ 20180409 “White people need to be checked, Zach. End of discussion.” I was talking with an Ivy League historian, a fellow African- American, about “white privilege.” I asked if his goal was to antagonize or to promote dialogue. “Do you know who... Read more

Not a Victim Anymore?

January 14 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Party Politics, Politically correct, Racism

“…Racism is as endemic to the human condition, just like stupidity is.” ====== Shelby Steele, 1/12/2018 WSJ The recent protests by black players in the National Football League were rather sad for their fruitlessness. They may point to the end of an era for black America, and for the country generally—an era in which protest has been the primary means of black advancement... Read more

Please, Don’t Confuse Me With Facts

February 15 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, Law, Party Politics, Policing, Racism

I’m sure Bernie and Hillary will help get the facts out in the open soon. ======== WSJ 2/12/2016 By Heather Mac Donald A television ad for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign now airing in South Carolina shows the candidate declaring that “too many encounters with law enforcement end tragically.” She later adds: “We have to face up to the hard truth of injustice and systemic... Read more

Closure in Ferguson

March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Racism, The Left

Well, well, well. ======== March 5, 2015 6:47 p.m. ET So maybe Ferguson was the wrong vignette after all, at least if the political goal was to indict modern America as irredeemably bigoted. After the protests about race and policing, and public disorder including riots in the St. Louis suburb, the Justice Department has now discredited the proximate cause. On Wednesday Justice’s civil-rights shop... Read more

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