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No, You Apologize!

October 27th, 2010 · No Comments · AR, Politics, Supreme Court

As a student and critic of the art of public apologies, it’s always fun for me to have a new twist on the subject.  Such as the completely unwarranted, out-of-the-blue, 20-years-after-the-fact demand for an apology from the woman your husband sexually harassed.  That’s the new tactic invented by Virginia Thomas, wife of Clarence Thomas and [...]

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Just About States’ Rights, Honest

June 16th, 2010 · No Comments · AR, Politics

This discussion of Obama’s lack of popularity in the South, and the role that race plays, touches on two points that are commonly overlooked in our public discourse.  The first, which can’t be repeated enough, is that racism is not an all or nothing proposition.  The subtle (and even many not so subtle) influences of [...]

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Republican Primary Sabotage: Minor Damage to Dems, Major Damage to Selves

June 11th, 2010 · No Comments · AR, Politics

A great deal of attention has been given the last few days to Alvin Greene, the unemployed veteran who pulled off a shocking upset in the Democratic Primary for South Carolina’s Senate seat.  Greene won 60% of the vote despite seemingly not even running a campaign;  South Carolina’s Democratic leaders cannot recall him appearing at [...]

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