Two Prongs of a Pitchfork
“Such gentle abhorrence! It almost doesn’t seem like racism. “But they’re also not people that would easily assimilate into the...
“Such gentle abhorrence! It almost doesn’t seem like racism. “But they’re also not people that would easily assimilate into the...
“Perhaps the best political news of the Trump era has been the emergence of sanctuary cities — city governments valuing...
“The condemnation of Trump’s remarks on immigration has been swift and widespread. Most of the denunciations cast his ideas as...
“America serves up its news in a cauldron from hell, or so it sometimes seems. The fragments are all simmering...
“Years ago, I visited our state’s former black mental hospital and fell into conversation with a witty, friendly, black psychiatrist.He...
““I wasn’t trying to offend anyone.” This seriously has to be among the most ludicrous cop-outs of all time. These...
“What is the root of racism, the cause of conflict, the answer to anger? As we transition from our nation’s...
“Maybe this much is true. Donald Trump, pseudo-president-elect, loser of the real election, charismatic stump-speech populist whose actual ability…” Robert...
“And so we are a nation up for grabs. Racist populism trounces . . . uh, trumps . . ....
“Netflix’s new 100-minute documentary, “13th,” conceived and directed by Ava DuVernay, should be required viewing not only for high school...
“It is hard to say which is more mesmerizing about our present cultural moment, the blustering neo-fascism of Donald Trump,...
“In a flash I thought, oh God, the civil war has started. Then the headlines shifted and, for the moment,...
“The inside of Obama’s head must be a fascinating place. Our first black President, clearly one of the most self-aware...
“Jeb Bush endorses Ted Cruz. So do Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney. Chris Christie endorses—in fact, practically fawns all over—Donald...
“Maybe if we declared “war” on poison water, we’d find a way to invest money in its “defeat.” David Rosner...