Tag Archives: Racism

A Harvard Ph.D. should have been able to figure out what was going on

Posted on 5/14/2013 by John Casey

Jason Richwine, Heritage Foundation scholar and Harvard School of Public Policy PhD, was forced to resign last week after people actually read some of his work.  Here’s conservative commentator Byron York: On Friday morning, the 31 year-old scholar resigned from … Continue reading →

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Your analogy is bad and you should feel bad

Posted on 10/3/2012 by John Casey

There is much to distinguish Rush Limbaugh and George Will.  But there is also much they have in common.  They both explain Obama's electoral success by the completely non-racist suggestion that Obama, completely undeserving of the job, has profitted from affirmative action.  … Continue reading →

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When the Mob Attacks!

Posted on 5/10/2012 by Jem Hilton

If you haven't had enough… The kerfuffle surrounding the recent canning of CHE blogger Naomi Schaefer Riley has once again made obvious the inherent racism deeply entrenched in our public discourse. Just because you don't mean to be racist does … Continue reading →

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Odd inferences

Posted on 4/3/2012 by John Casey

I don't see the relation between "unarmed black teenager is shot under puzzling and racially charged circumstances" and "black people shoot each other all of the time," but apparently it's become quite a thing.  George Will has even jumped on … Continue reading →

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Today in nutpicking

Posted on 3/25/2012 by John Casey

It is good, every now and then, to take a look at the kind hateful bile that spews forth from internet commenters.  Charles Johnson, former right wing blogger, takes a look at Fox News commenters on Obama and the Trayvon … Continue reading →

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Ein Volk

Posted on 2/26/2012 by John Casey

Seems obvious that racism is not just hatred of another race.  Someone tell Juan Williams and Pat Buchanan.  Note the following puzzling exchange on Fox News (via the Huffington Post): Williams added, "In your case, the charge is one that … Continue reading →

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Sunlight

Posted on 2/18/2012 by John Casey

There is a debate about whether everything that can be debated ought to.  The thought goes something like this: just because something can be known or discovered, does not entail that it ought to be (or it does mean it ought … Continue reading →

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Nut picking

Posted on 2/16/2012 by John Casey

Nut picking is a variety of straw man fallacy where one selects the looniest advocates of a position as representative of the best or the majority of the opposition.  Fear of nut picking often leads to iron manning–purposely ignoring the … Continue reading →

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Race baiting

Posted on 10/17/2008 by John Casey

Charles Krauthammer, despite his apparent recognition of the shortcomings of the Republican ticket, can still find a way to generate outrage.  Today, for instance, he complains about those who would suggest there is a racial element to the McCain campaign.  … Continue reading →

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Racial interpretations

Posted on 6/6/2008 by John Casey

Kathleen Parker–yes, the one of blut und boden–wonders: Can we critique the issues—and the man—without resorting to racial interpretations and recriminations? If McCain wins, can his victory simply be a loss for Democrats—and not a loss specifically for African-Americans? The … Continue reading →

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