Two children died on the streets of Chicago while the Congressional Black Caucus celebrated the removal of a historic relic in South Carolina.1 As reported by the Chicago Tribune [link expired],2 Dillan Harris was sitting in his stroller when he was run over by a car escaping a shooting. The other child, seven-year-old Amari Brown, was shot dead. That’s what being one of … [Read more...] about Children Die, Guns Blamed, and Prison Sentences Scrapped
Race in America
The Race in America category is about how our government, society, and institutions respond to racial differences.
Race in America is our most valuable political issue. The Democratic Party just struck election year gold after years of stirring the race pot. Post-Obama America started out angry and divided. Liberals used Donald Trump's presidency to label conservatives racists and white supremacists. A death at a Charlottesville, Virginia white nationalist rally fanned the flames and gave this portrayal the appearance of credibility.
Now we've got more than we bargained for after heavily politicized incidents involving law enforcement culminated with the unwarranted, police-involved killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020.
On the docket now is a slate of new and revisited reforms including taking down symbols of the confederacy, restructuring or abolishing police departments, paying reparations, and extending federal assistance to under served minority communities.
Our politics claims to address the racial pain that tortures America, but politicians' dependence on this issue presents a tremendous problem. The politics of racial conflict are simply too vital to the back and forth between Democrats and Republicans to give us much hope that one day we can move past our history.
Segregation Is Back. Why Liberals Think It’s Good.
There is not much that shocks me, but my jaw bounced off the top of my desk when I read President Obama’s “society’s lottery winners”1 remark made during a discussion on poverty and class segregation. Is he trying to convince us that he is so humble he doesn’t realize he is one of those winners and has helped make segregation worse? Yes, segregation is back. It’s in a new … [Read more...] about Segregation Is Back. Why Liberals Think It’s Good.
Justice Last, Judgment First for Lynch and Baltimore
Loretta Lynch parroted the newest Obama administration slogan as she made her case for the Justice Department’s slice of the federal budget. Appearing before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday, she spoke of the ”trust that must exist between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve.”1 We’ve been hearing a lot about that particular type of trust. … [Read more...] about Justice Last, Judgment First for Lynch and Baltimore
A Great Society Demands Respect
We weren’t watching the fruits of a Great Society in Baltimore. Citizens behaved like terrorists. Public officials said the wrong things. A city burned, but cities can be rebuilt. Restoring respect is not that easy. It is a lot harder to change people’s beliefs and instill respect for society when disrespect is encouraged and rewarded. Too many at the top still haven’t … [Read more...] about A Great Society Demands Respect
Can Liberalism Buy Enough Debt With Hate?
Don’t blame the likes of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson for what liberalism is doing to America. At best they are has-beens and puppets for the real agitators, the ones with the power to persuade, to divide, and to force the country to follow their dictates. These troublemakers are in the nation’s face every day. Think Obama. Think Holder. Think Lynch, if her approval ever gets … [Read more...] about Can Liberalism Buy Enough Debt With Hate?