This. If I were black and had grown up in the inner city, the answer would be this. -AR
Entries Tagged as 'Ta-Nehisi Coates'
A Really Nice Guy to Everyone He Doesn’t Hate
September 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · AR, Politics
The Summer of Islamophobia found its most respectable spokesman in Marty Peretz, editor-in-chief of the august and generally liberal New Republic. Peretz, who has a long history of rabidly supporting Israel and denouncing Arabs and Muslims, wrote in a September 4th blog post that “Muslim life is cheap, most notably to Muslims” and wondered “whether [...]
Tags: Andrew Sullivan·assholes·bigotry·Islamophobia·Marty Peretz·racism·Slate·Ta-Nehisi Coates·The Atlantic·The New Republic
The Long View
December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Law and Justice, Politics
One thing that’s long frustrated me about politics is how opportunistic partisans on both sides tend to be in the positions they take, latching on to arguments that may win a news cycle or a short-term victory but undermine longer-term arguments and priorities. While this practice can be infuriating when engaged in by Republicans, I [...]
Tags: bleeding heartery·criminal justice·hypocrisy·Maurice Clemmons·Mike Huckabee·Politics·Ta-Nehisi Coates·Willie Horton