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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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Crimson and Clover – What’s Wrong with the Irish? – The Fifth Column

By Dr. Jonathan David Farley Columnist

This is what I remember: She had flaming red hair. I had met her at a gathering of scholars in London. It was the summer, and I realized I had spent the entire year in England. It was time to explore the Continent. Helen suggested going in the opposite direction, to her native Ireland—Northern Ireland.…

This is what I remember: She had flaming red hair. I had met her at a gathering of scholars in London. It was the summer, and…

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The Return of the Mulatto: The Green-Eyed Monster – The Fifth Column

By Dr. Jonathan David Farley Columnist

“You can’t write that about the president of the NAACP.” “Write what?” I said. “That,” Melissa told me, pointing at my notebook’s screen. “You’re calling him a ‘mulatto’?” “Well, that’s the definition, right? His father was white, his mother was black. I think.” I scratched my head. “Maybe he’s a quadroon.” Melissa rolled her eyes.…

“You can’t write that about the president of the NAACP.” “Write what?” I said. “That,” Melissa told me, pointing at my notebook’s screen. “You’re calling him…

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Slimey Bast*rd – Why Christopher Hitchens Must Be Deported – The Fifth Column

By Dr. Jonathan David Farley Columnist

BC welcomes Dr. Farley as a columnist When Christopher Hitchens recently used the word “us” to refer to “Americans,” I knew the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had made its biggest mistake yet. Like most on the Left, I am disgusted by Christopher Hitchens’ hitching his wagon to the neo-conservatives and the warmongers on account…

BC welcomes Dr. Farley as a columnist When Christopher Hitchens recently used the word “us” to refer to “Americans,” I knew the U.S. Department of Homeland…

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Guest Commentary

Black History Month: Who Won the Civil War?

By Dr. Jonathan David Farley Columnist

As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the inauguration of America’s first black president, and Black History Month, it’s worth pondering the question, “Who won the Civil War?” On November 20, 2002, I wrote in a Nashville…

As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the…

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Guest Commentary

The New Black Politics

By Dr. Jonathan David Farley Columnist

As an African-American, people expect me to be excited by the inauguration of the first black president of the United States last week. Of course, symbols matter. A black man could not have ascended to the presidency 40 years ago. But the inauguration of President Barack Obama means considerably less than what the pundits say…

As an African-American, people expect me to be excited by the inauguration of the first black president of the United States last week. Of course, symbols…

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Did the Green Party Betray Black America

By Dr. Jonathan David Farley Columnist

12. Electoral reform, including making Election Day a holiday, and the abolition of the Electoral College. The list goes on. The full platform can be found at http://www.gp.org. (Readers beware: there is a tiny organization masquerading as “the Green Party” which also has a web site, leading to endless confusion.) When people ask me why…

12. Electoral reform, including making Election Day a holiday, and the abolition of the Electoral College. The list goes on. The full platform can be found…

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