One issue clearly illustrates the political dynamic that gives center stage to Trump, Carson, and Cruz. From February of this year, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) reported the… Read more Trump, Carson, and Cruz! Really??? Here is Why. →
I have been depressed lately by the traction that McTrump has been getting on immigration. I hear that immigration is a major issue in New Hampshire. What is that? Are… Read more Immigration in the Polls-Are We Really that Horrible and Mean-Spirited? Not so much, really. →
You know the cartoon is funny, unless you work for Amazon or a similar employer. Or unless you think JEB BUSH or RAND PAUL will be or should be the… Read more The AMAZON Culture is Exactly What Many Republican Candidates Advocate →
Even Chuck Todd got befuddled by the McNuggets on immigration. Now that we see his detailed six page plan, I hate to tell BobbyJindal and Marco Rubio that President McTrump will be deporting them and their families. Ted Cruz may have to go into hiding as well. But, McTrump still needs to learn the dangers in generalizing from anecdotes. Using McTrump McLogic, if he can give us a few examples of horrific crimes by undocumented immigrants, then we have a “tremendous” problem and all the “named class of people goes… Read more From Anecdote (McNugget) to Conclusion. A question for McTrump →
You hear it over and over from conservatives, even from folks you think of as progressive. “We have to do something about these entitlement programs.” This is usually followed by… Read more Don’t You Use the Term “Entitlements!” Never, Ever! →
I just completed Gilbert King’s compelling non-fiction work, Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America. The book deservedly won the Pulitzer Prize… Read more The Devil Still Lives : Gilbert King’s DEVIL IN THE GROVE: THURGOOD MARSHALL, THE GROVELAND BOYS, AND THE DAWN OF A NEW AMERICA. →
WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS DISTURBING PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES THAT ARE PART OF AMERICAN’S NATIONAL HERITAGE. THEY ARE USED TO ILLUSTRATE THAT THE PHASES DISCUSSED BELOW WERE LIVED BY REAL PEOPLE. … Read more Black Lives Do NOT Matter: Lessons From American History →
Surveys on National Policy Issues—Asking Bad Questions Gives you Bad Information AMERICANS ARE EVENLY SPLIT ON “GUN CONTROL.” Quinnipiac University. June 24-30, 2014. N=1,446 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error… Read more Lying About Statistics →
