This is the grave of Jackie McLean. Born in 1931 in Harlem to a jazz family, McLean became one of the premier alto saxophone players of his time. Knowing people.
Reporters and pundits spend a lot of time wondering aloud about what motivates Trump. Is he really racist? What are his core beliefs? Does he have any at all? I.
I know I promised to return to policyblogging - and I will, I have a piece on health care and political ideology half-written - but since people on this blog.
In defense of separating artists from their art. Joss Whedon's former wife of 16 year years Kai Cole has revealed her ex-husband to be not a real feminist and actually.
Tonight, Donald Trump implied that he will pardon his local equivalent, Sheriff Joe: Arpaio was convicted last month of criminal contempt for ignoring a federal judge’s order to stop detaining.
Some NFL teams are supporting player protests against racist violence. That does not include the New England Patriots. They are too busy snuggling with their good buddy Donald Trump. President.
Let's say you are in prison in Texas. The list of available books for you to read is evidently intended not only to reflect but also to produce racial inequality.
During Trump's grotesque response to Charlottesville, he noted that if we take down statues of our heroes Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis, where does it stop? Do we take.
- “Campus free speech” crisis becomes “students on campus are saying things we disagree with” crisis
- Unionizing Disney
- This great meritocracy of ours
- Dickey Betts, RIP
- Trying to get in on the Intellectual Dark Web grift
- More Highlights of Republican Governance
- Out of Touch Academics
- Totally not fascism
- A Southern Earthquake
- No tacos in Heaven?