Society

This Is America, 2018

No names mentioned here.  The state of our union is such that the people who stand up for what’s right have to protect themselves from identification by those who would harass and even harm them for speaking.  This is America, 2018. “I’ve been here five days, and nobody’s even said the name Trump,” he said, …

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Society

An Exceptional Choice

This article originally appeared as a contribution to Afrosapiophile.com on August 17, 2017. People, we gotta talk. Seriously.  Sit down for a minute, and listen. Things are getting serious around here.  There are Nazis marching in the streets.  Actual Nazis.  In 2017, in a Virginia town.  There are white men marching as if they haven’t …

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Society

The Problem With Freedom

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 …

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