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The U.S. Census Bureau updates its forms After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word “Negro” to describe black Americans in surveys. Instead of the term that came into use during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation, census forms will use the more modern labels “black” or [...] Walter Russell Mead has a tour de force article on the history of race relations in the U.S. at The American Interest Many hoped that the election of the first African-American President of the United States meant a decisive turn in the long and troubled history of race relations in the United States. And indeed [...] Some background here from The Blaze: One of Maher’s complaints about President Obama is, apparently, that he’s not aggressive enough as President. Fair enough – that’s a common complaint among liberals. However, Maher phrases this complaint in a (to put it charitably) risque way – specifically, by complaining that Obama doesn’t act enough like [...] John Derbyshire… National Review Online’s resident curmudgeon and sometime bomb thrower has been fired for this article. Discuss. Rich Lowry’s Corner post about Derb’s sacking is here. Share on Facebook Now who would’ve have thought that making decisions based on solely or mostly on race would lead to bad outcomes? Anyone with a lick of sense of course. Now the numbers are starting to emerge on the damage affirmative action has wrought. From Jeff Jacoby in The Boston Globe: In a report published last year [...] The Washington Post must be afraid of Rick Perry. In the early years of his political career, Rick Perry began hosting fellow lawmakers, friends and supporters at his family’s secluded West Texas hunting camp, a place known by the name painted in block letters across a large, flat rock standing upright at its gated [...] The United States Department of Justice is off its rocker. From Dayton’s ABC-TV Channel 22 (video at the link): The Dayton Police Department is lowering its testing standards for recruits. It’s a move required by the U.S. Department of Justice after it says not enough African-Americans passed the exam. Dayton is in desperate [...] Share on Facebook Senator James Webb (D-VA) has a spectacular op-ed in The Wall Street Journal on affirmative action and race. I don’t think I’ve agreed this much with a Democrat — ever. Too bad he’s with the party that hustles this crap — but kudos to him for this and the oblique swipe at Obama. Here’s a [...] I was reading this post from Big Hollywood where Bill Cosby says he agrees with Jimmy Carter that much of the disagreement with Obama is race-based. Now I will give them this: I know there are fools — maybe 5% of the population of Whites/Hispanics/Asian (and I wager the % are higher in Hispanic [...] Fresh from the Radio Free Threedonia’s underground studio… Powered by Podbean.com One of the godfathers of modern stand-up, funny-man and author Tom Dreesen graces the Radio Free Threedonia airwaves with his presence in the show’s latest installment, which also featured the debut appearance of frequent visitor and friend of Threedonia’s Matt Helm, subbing for Rufus [...] |
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