A Peek Inside Travis Hunter’s New Jacksonville Mansion
In Minnesota Assassination Attempt, Wife’s Split-Second Decision is a Testament to a Mother’s Love
KWN, ‘The Female Version of Chris Brown’ Got Black Men Worried And For Good Reason
Oklahoma Black Man Hit By Patrol Car During Jaywalking Arrest, and That’s Not Even the Most Infuriating Part
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Joe Biden Stands Up to Domestic Abuse
This afternoon—between Specter defections, Clinton-Obama joint appearances and a rare Tony Bennett sighting, one of the strangest I’ve spent on Capitol Hill—it’s worth looking miles from the Beltway, to Austin, TX, where Vice President Joe Biden toured the National Domestic Violence Hotline Center. Joined by Austin Mayor Will Wynn, Biden surveyed the complex that hosts…
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Specter Defects to Dems
Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter will switch his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat and announced today that he will run in 2010 as a Democrat, according to a statement he released this morning. Specter’s decision would give Democrats a 60 seat filibuster proof majority in the Senate assuming Democrat Al Franken is eventually sworn in…
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Gold Teeth and Other Stereotypes
A 152-foot mural goes up at AutoZone Park in downtown Memphis and city residents go crazy. Why? It’s a 152-foot mural of an 80 year-old black woman sporting a gold tooth. The mural also depicts several other people of varying ages and races, but the gold tooth stands out like a sore… stereotype. [Yes, I’m…
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Fox Won't Air Presidential Presser
Fox stations will not be covering the presidential presser, according to the New York Times. Some think the snub is political, but not me. It’s disrespectful, but I can halfway get it. TV stations make their money on commercials, and when the president feels as if he needs to disrupt the flow with a presser…
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Promises Kept
And let it be noted that there is no more delicate matter to take in hand, nor more dangerous to conduct, nor more doubtful in its success, than to set up as a leader in the introduction of changes. For he who innovates will have for his enemies all those who are well off under…
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Put Frederick Douglass on the $50 Bill
There’s somewhere around $750 billion worth of U.S. currency circulating around the globe. We’re talking actual cold, hard cash—billions of pieces of paper, with their portraits and their signatures and their bouts of bizarro Masonic iconography. During this time when American power and prestige is in flux, at best, and when the United States and…
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Under New Management
After 100 days of the Obama presidency, we’ve been reminded of what it’s like to have a grown-up in the White House. There hasn’t been a president of Obama’s maturity since, well, Ronald Reagan. And his regime, like Reagan’s, could be a game changer. Beneath his charm, Obama is all business. It’s impossible to imagine…
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Arlen Specter: Democrat in Training
Forget Day 100—Day 99 was far more interesting. Shortly after noon on Tuesday, Sen. Arlen Specter announced that he will campaign for reelection in 2010 as a member of the Democratic Party. News of the longtime Pennsylvania Republican’s defection sent shock waves through the Capitol and left Democrats enthused and senior Republican Party officials scrambling…
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Tuesday's Headlines
WP: 100 Days Allows Media to Talk About Something Other Than Recession, Their Decline in Paper Form TIME: Can Alabama Spark Democratic Revival in South? Eh…Sure Why Not? Reuters: Obama’s Many Challenges May Overshadow Africa; Besides, It’s Africa So… GC: Why Africa’s Moment is Now HP: Toward Real Criminal Justice Reform NYT: Test Results: Persistent…
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Are You Saving Enough?
Most financial advisers would suggest saving enough money to cover between three to six months of basic living expenses in the event of job loss. Many are starting to do just that. According a survey released by the AARP earlier this month, eight out of 10 adults have trimmed spending or started saving in the…