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'The Bell Curve': Veiled White Supremacy
In a blog entry at Atlantic magazine, Ta-Nehisi Coates, responds to an article by Andrew Sullivan at the Daily Beast that examines The Bell Curve. Sullivan argues that the distribution of IQ is slightly different among different racial populations. Coates says the notion that blacks are intellectually inferior to whites is a thinly veiled justification…
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Why Do So Few Blacks Study the Civil War?
In a blog entry at Atlantic magazine, Ta-Nehisi Coates writes about his fascination with and acceptance of the Civil War. He says that more African Americans might take ownership of the war once they learn that it is the genesis of modern black America. … For realists, the true story of the Civil War illuminates…
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Ron Paul's Shaggy Defense
In a blog entry at Atlantic magazine, Ta-Nehisi Coates examines the debate surrounding racist letters allegedly written by GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul. Coates says that is hard to believe that Paul didn’t write them because he defended them when he was initially asked about them. The Times notes that Ron Paul’s racism newsletters are,…
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Gingrich Unlikely to Speak at NAACP
In a blog entry at Atlantic magazine, Ta-Nehisi Coates examines Newt Gingrich’s offer to attend a NAACP convention to explain why African Americans “should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps.” He should expect a frosty reception: Oscar Eason, President of NAACP State Conference of Alaska, Oregon and Washington State, told CBS News…
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Is Mitt Romney 'the Whitest Man in America'?
In a blog entry at Atlantic magazine, Ta-Nehisi Coates takes up the recent debate about GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney possibly being “the whitest man in America,” saying that he might have a little bit of a Leave It to Beaver quality to his persona. Lee Siegel dubs Mitt Romney: “Pundits have already begun the…
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Ron Paul Has No One Left to Lie To
In a blog entry at Atlantic magazine, Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses a report that reveals that GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul actually signed off on the controversial racist newsletters. But in trying to distance itself from the debacle, Coates says, Paul’s campaign risks appearing ridiculous by making claims that he “legislated” for Martin Luther King Jr.…
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Whither the Occupy Wall Street Movement?
In a blog entry at Atlantic magazine, Ta-Nehisi Coates contemplates the future of the Occupy movement as protesters have been dislodged from encampments across the nation. He says that one of the movement’s greatest achievements was drawing attention to the widening wealth gap. In the New York Review of Books, Michael Greenberg is skeptical about…
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How Susan G. Komen Underestimated Planned Parenthood
In a blog entry at Atlantic magazine, Ta-Nehisi Coates evaluates the aftermath of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation’s intention to defund Planned Parenthood. He says that Komen’s biggest mistake was failing to realize the depth of support for Planned Parenthood. The backlash against Komen has claimed Karen Handel: “In an interview, Handel…
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What Happened to Virginia's Slavery Museum?
In a blog entry at Atlantic magazine, Ta-Nehisi Coates condemns former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder for apparently abandoning plans to open a highly touted slavery museum nearly two decades ago, leaving donors in the lurch. Famous first L. Douglas Wilder was supposed to be putting together a powerhouse slavery museum in Virginia. It looks…
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