The Legacy of Slavery
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the legacy of slavery, and this son of a Cotton Kingdom slaveholder wants to be sure everyone understands the gravity of the issue. I sometimes get the feeling that a lot of people use the term slavery like a buzz word without really knowing what it entailed […]
Abolishing the Electoral College
They’re already talking about the possibility of President Trump winning a second term despite losing the popular vote; supposedly he could lose by as many as 5 million votes and still win the election. (That’s even more than Hilary Clinton’s 2016 margin of 3 million.) The explanation is that Trump’s “base” is concentrated in many […]
The Economy Ain’t So Good!
Am I the only one who’s sick and tired of hearing how wonderful the economy is doing? Okay, maybe according to the government’s obsolete methodology unemployment is at its lowest level in fifty years, but what does that really mean? It certainly doesn’t make allowances for the fact that many people are forced to work […]
Robert E. Lee’s Skill as a General is Irrelevant
President Trump is just plain wrong about Robert E. Lee’s skill as a general. Believe me, if there’s anything this former Confederate officer can speak to with authority, it’s “Bobby” Lee’s skill as a general. He was my commanding general and I owe my fame to his dubbing me the “gallant Pelham,” but I don’t […]
Blackface
Am I the only one who can’t believe Governor Northam of Virginia still hasn’t resigned?
A National Emergency?
If you recall, even President Trump admitted that his so-called “national emergency” at our southern border is no emergency at all—he didn’t have to do it now; he could do it at any time. No kidding, pal! How about never? The only national emergency as I see it is dealing with America’s fanatical, hysterical never-ending […]
Ralph Northam Should Resign
I realize that everyone and their grandmother are demanding that Ralph Northam resign as governor of Virginia (based on having posed either in black face or in a KKK hood), but I can’t resist piling on the fray. First the silly dude goes through the usual routine of claiming he was young and apologizes for […]
Fear of “the Other”
All this hysteria about building a border wall (well, President Trump’s hysteria, anyway) is mostly based on fear and hatred of “the other.”
The Confederate Flag
There was recently an article in The Guardian entitled “Pride and Prejudice? The Americans Who Fly the Confederate Flag” that is worthy of attention.
Three Rustbelt States
Lately I’m reminded of one of Abraham Lincoln’s famous quotes during the Civil War, a time that is still fresh in my mind given how I sacrificed my mortal life fighting on the wrong side of that awful conflict.
Exploiting the Murder of Mollie Tibbetts
Even I, the Gallant Pelham, the same dude who has been railing about America’s disgraceful treatment of the “other” for over 150 years (if only recently on the Internet!), can hardly believe that President Trump, not to mention a sizeable contingent of the Republican Party, is using Mollie Tibbetts’s murder by an illegal Mexican immigrant to stir up his “base” and gain support for his ridiculous border wall.
Charlottesville a Year Later (Part 3)
When I last left off I was talking about the impact of globalization and the “new economy” on the surge of racism in our country, but let’s not forget technology and the automation it’s spawned.
Laura Ingraham “Dog Whistle”
What about that awful woman on Fox News, Laura Ingraham? Even if I usually disagreed with her, there was a time when I respected her as a legitimate conservative voice.
Charlottesville a Year Later (Part 2)
When I last left off, I was talking about what’s behind the near explosion of racially motivated hatred in our country.
Charlottesville a Year Later
A year has passed since the tragic events in Charlottesville, Virginia that truly shocked a good portion of our country. The bad news is that Donald Trump is still our President, and white nationalist groups are still on the march.
Trump Attacks LeBron James
LeBron James is a big boy (to put it mildly!), who doesn’t need a white boy like me sticking up for him, but in this instance I feel obligated to join the crowd that, fortunately, is coming to his defense. LeBron is a great athlete and a positive role model for African American children, and I want to be on record as agreeing with everything he says about his brothers “taking a knee” and President Trump.
What’s Our Priority?
All this business about Trump’s campaign collaborating with the Russians and the suspicion that Russian President Putin has Trump in his pocket is another convenient distraction from this country’s real priorities—working towards racial justice and income equality
Desperate for Crumbs!
Thanks to globalization, automation and technology, the “top 1%” (which is rapidly shrinking to. 01%!), has working people so desperate to maintain their supposedly “middle class” existence that they’re willing to grovel and turn a blind eye to just about anything.
Trump is NEVER the Truth
Given I was taught that if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all, I don’t know what to say about our current President.
America’s “Ongoing Wars” and the “Military Class”
It hasn’t gotten a lot of attention lately, but in case you haven’t noticed, America’s ongoing wars (Iraq, Afghanistan, you name it, if it’s in the Middle East they’ll invade it!) are fought by a “military class” with very little representation on the part of the upper class.