This is an open letter to my conservative brethren. Many of you have decided to approach the Trayvon Martin case from the calm, measured perspective that black people are unhinged savages who want to find a white person to kill for murdering a hoodie-wearing drug-dealer. You may find such examples…
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Well, I suppose that’s the end of the friendly relationship Rachel Maddow has with the Paul family. I always found her making nice with them irritating, but now I see that it’s possible she was just biding her…
Dan Riehl, fresh off of his suggestion that Bill Sparkman, the murdered Census worker, was a pedophile, has fresh new evidence that Sparkman had curly hair. Artistic, not very atheletic equipment manager at Vanderbilt Bill “Fe Fe” Sparkman is remembered by some old friends, most especially for his curls at…
The inevitable “how dare you call someone racist just because they’re racist?” drivel is starting up. And as usual, I can’t believe the nerve of some people. This isn’t a case that has a lot of ambiguity. This isn’t an example of people having unexamined privilege but good intentions, people…