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The GOP's 'Black People' Platform
Racial politics energize the Republican base, Charles M. Blow writes in his New York Times column. This explains why GOP presidential hopefuls Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum resorted to hurling racist stereotypes just before the Iowa campaign, he writes. The move played well with conservatives for Santorum, who came in a close second. As we’ve…
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An 'Inconvenient Truth': Income Inequality
Is income inequality becoming the new global warming? Charles M. Blow raises that question in his New York Times column after reading the results of a new poll in which a high percentage of Americans say that they do not believe the country is divided between rich and poor. A Gallup poll released on Thursday…
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FAMU: The Brutal Side of Hazing
The alleged hazing death of Robert Champion, a Florida A&M University marching-band drum major, highlights another tragic case of students trying desperately to be part of the in crowd, Charles M. Blow writes in his column at the New York Times. He recounts his own painful story of pledging a fraternity and concludes that “the…
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The Decline of American Exceptionalism
In his New York Times column, Charles M. Blow writes about a report issued on Thursday by the Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project that shows a decline in the number of Americans who say the United States is exceptional among nations. Is America exceptional among nations? Are we, as a country and a people…
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US Government: A Friend With Benefits
In his New York Times column, Charles M. Blow writes about a recent report from the Census Bureau that shows not only are there more poor people in America than previously reported, but the only thing keeping millions more out of poverty is government aid. This aid comes in the form of the very same…
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America's Exploding Pipe Dream
In his New York Times column, Charles M. Blow laments the decline of American society, citing statistics from a new international report on social justice in which the U.S. received consistently low scores. The nation has failed the least among us at every turn, and we should be ashamed, he writes. We are slowly —…
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The Bleakness of Life for the Bullied
In light of the recent spate of bullying stories, Charles M. Blow, the New York Times op-ed columnist, recounts his harrowing story of being bullied alternately by classmates and extended family. I have watched with a heavy heart these last few years as one child after another has committed suicide because he or she was…
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The GOP Desperately Seeks a Candidate
Charles M. Blow, the New York Times op-ed columnist, says that the Republican Party is poised to squander an electoral opportunity of historic scale as it desperately seeks a candidate who can beat President Barack Obama in 2012. Given the current lineup, he says, it may miss its chance. … Their last glimmers of hope…
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