A Rational Take On An Increasingly Weird World
This article originally appeared as a contribution to Afrosapiophile.com on January 26, 2017. It’s not that he doesn’t know how to win. That’s irrelevant. It really isn’t about winning. He’s not a gracious winner, but he really doesn’t have to be. Being a gracious winner is a matter of courtesy and maturity. It’s ugly when …
This article originally appeared as a contribution to Afrosapiophile.com on January 20, 2017. Four hours. Four hours left. It was about four hours from the time the polls closed on November 4, 2008 that he claimed his prize. About ten o’clock, Chicago time. And that was pretty special – my mom is from Chicago, and …
This article originally appeared as a contribution to Afrosapiophile.com on January 18, 2017. We have a week left with the most decent man who’s ever likely to be the President of the United States in our lifetime. Seven days until our tradition of peaceful transfer of power — among the most honorable traditions on this …