Category: Commentary

the “No Kings” protesters are almost certainly united in their desire to restore the liberal-democratic environment that will afford them the opportunity to engage in a rational examination and exchange of ideas without potentially being subjected to political or legal consequences.

The danger isn’t just what they say when they think no one else is watching. It is what they do and say when they think everyone around them quietly concurs.

The truest patriots are those willing to critique their country because they believe it can live up to its promise. Black people have always done that work.

We don’t scare easily. We don’t flatter him. We operate in truth - kryptonite to someone thriving on illusion.

The NFL chose Bad Bunny for the same reason that Jimmy Kimmel’s return to his late night talk show after his suspension resulted in record ratings, that “South Park” is experiencing some of its most robust and solid ratings in years, and that Target’s sales have plummeted since it dropped its DEI efforts.

That given the concerns about his age, my visible success as his vice president was vital.

Civil-rights advocates and journalists called the sermon out for what it is, what it is, rabid, racial fear-mongering packaged as parental advice, while researchers warned that preaching bogus “crime math” fuels division and can green-light discrimination in everyday life.