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Dr. Jonathan David Farley

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BlackCommentator.com Columnist, Dr. Jonathan David Farley, is the 2004 Harvard Foundation Distinguished Scientist of the Year. He is currently Teaching and Research Fellow teaching mathematics at the Institut für Algebra Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Linz Österreich Click here to contact Dr. Farley.

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The Confederacy Must Be Destroyed – The Fifth Column

By Dr. Jonathan David Farley Columnist

Imagine if German politicians, in order to bolster their chances of being elected chancellor, had to declare publicly that they could see nothing wrong with flying the swastika, Germany’s flag during the “War of British Aggression”. Imagine if U.S.-born Jihadists seized WMD and killed 300,000 New Yorkers. But instead of executing the insurrection leaders after…

Imagine if German politicians, in order to bolster their chances of being elected chancellor, had to declare publicly that they could see nothing wrong with flying…

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African-American Presidents Can Be Hazardous to Your Health – The 5th Column

By Dr. Jonathan David Farley Columnist

The current defeat of health care reform in the United States illustrates why an African-American should never have been elected president. There are fifty million citizens without any American health insurance“myself included—and U. S. President Barack Obama’s solution was to slavishly obey his political adversaries, by pushing a bill that requires Americans to buy health…

The current defeat of health care reform in the United States illustrates why an African-American should never have been elected president. There are fifty million citizens…

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Sandtraps – The Fifth Column

By Dr. Jonathan David Farley Columnist

He opened the manila folder grimly, and leafed through its contents. It had arrived, fittingly, in an unmarked black envelope with no return address, and it contained photographs. Of the perky blonde he had met in Las Vegas, the brown-haired event planner who had flown to see him in Australia. That was a wild night.…

He opened the manila folder grimly, and leafed through its contents. It had arrived, fittingly, in an unmarked black envelope with no return address, and it…

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Chicago Hope – The Panther and the Politician – The Fifth Column

By Dr. Jonathan David Farley Columnist

According to declassified government reports, at 4:45 a.m. on December 4, a team of US-trained paramilitaries took position outside the home of a local insurgent leader. An informant had provided them with a detailed floor plan of the house and, evidence suggests, had given the insurgent leader a sedative, to ensure that he would be…

According to declassified government reports, at 4:45 a.m. on December 4, a team of US-trained paramilitaries took position outside the home of a local insurgent leader.…

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Slaveship Down: The Silver Wire – The 5th Column

By Dr. Jonathan David Farley Columnist

A pinkness swelled over the horizon, and the greyish grass slowly emerged to any eyes awake to see the blades rustling in the morning winds. Over the undulating hills, slightly west of the meadow, was the forest, and a few blue jays welcomed the dawn with their whistles, seeking sustenance for their young ones. A…

A pinkness swelled over the horizon, and the greyish grass slowly emerged to any eyes awake to see the blades rustling in the morning winds. Over…

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Gunning for Obama – A Modest Proposal – The Fifth Column

By Dr. Jonathan David Farley Columnist

At a recent public discussion about health insurance with US President Barack Obama, a New Hampshire man with a gun strapped to his leg waved a sign saying, “It Is Time to Water the Tree of Liberty,” a reference to a quote by Thomas Jefferson that finishes, “with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” When…

At a recent public discussion about health insurance with US President Barack Obama, a New Hampshire man with a gun strapped to his leg waved a…

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Black America’s Double-Dealing on Drugs – The Fifth Column

By Dr. Jonathan David Farley Columnist

“Junkie. Pothead. That’s where I’d been headed: the final, fatal role of the young would-be black man.” So wrote current U.S. president Barack Obama about his youth. In May 2009, Jabrai Jordan Copney, a black man, allegedly shot Justin Cosby, a black man, inside a Harvard University dormitory. Cosby fled, collapsed a block away, and…

“Junkie. Pothead. That’s where I’d been headed: the final, fatal role of the young would-be black man.” So wrote current U.S. president Barack Obama about his…

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Anti-War Hero – The Fifth Column

By Dr. Jonathan David Farley Columnist

In the 1960s, most of America reviled Malcolm X as a villain. America now celebrates the May 19 birthday of this “shining prince.” History repeats itself. On April 22, 2004, an American football star named Pat Tillman was killed in action in Afghanistan. After September 11, Tillman had eschewed a $3.6 million sports contract to…

In the 1960s, most of America reviled Malcolm X as a villain. America now celebrates the May 19 birthday of this “shining prince.” History repeats itself.…

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Who Mourns for the Confederate Slave? – The Fifth Column

By Dr. Jonathan David Farley Columnist

Klansman and Nazi David Duke was arrested in Prague, Czech Republic the last week of April 2009: it is a crime to deny the Holocaust. In Germany and Austria, it is a crime to express support for National Socialism; it is even problematic to honor soldiers who died fighting for Hitler. By contrast, recently Auburn,…

Klansman and Nazi David Duke was arrested in Prague, Czech Republic the last week of April 2009: it is a crime to deny the Holocaust. In…

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