Point Well Taken

10 entries

  • 10/21/05: Racial Politics
    Every now and then it occurs to me that since the first hominids evolved in Africa, then technically, under the terms of the one-drop rule, the entire human population is African-American. This means we can throw out all these stupid...

    # At October 21, 2005 6:04 AM
  • 09/28/05: What's Wrong with This Picture
    We have known for some time that Tom DeLay is guilty of criminal misconduct, but this indictment is still puzzling. Bruce and I have read the whole thing several times, and there's a lot of minutiae regarding campaign finance laws,...

    # At September 29, 2005 3:19 AM
  • 09/17/05: Solutions
    The post-Katrina rescue efforts in New Orleans are an excellent example of individuals getting the job done while the government is tripping over its own rules and regulations. Someone needs to point out to our politicians that no matter how...

    # At September 17, 2005 9:22 AM
  • 08/22/05: A Turning Point
    We are at a unique point in the history of modern civilization. The sitting President of the United States is on the one hand being compared to Adolf Hitler and on the other hand stands accused as a tool of...

    # At August 22, 2005 4:05 AM
  • 08/02/05: Bush's Brain
    To understand the ferocity of the campaign to get rid of Karl Rove, you must first remember that liberals frequently refer to Rove as Bush's Brain. Liberals hope that without his brain, Bush will start behaving like a Democrat. Respectfully...

    # At August 2, 2005 12:03 AM
  • 07/20/05: Useful Names for Education Grants
    Yesterday I discussed the Students Accumulating New Knowledge Optimizing Future Accomplishment Initiative, which is a pilot program in which African-American students are given books written in Ebonics in order to help them become more interested in staying in school. I...

    # At July 20, 2005 1:26 AM
  • 07/08/05: Strategy
    The problem with the War on Terror is not that we are in Iraq; it's that we are not also in Iran, Syria, and Saudi Arabia.


    # At July 8, 2005 2:17 AM
  • 06/14/05: The Verdict
    Now that Michael Jackson's trial is over, a lot of people will be analyzing exactly what it means about America and our system of justice. Let us not forget, however, the most important thing: in another week or two we can finally stop talking about him.


    # At June 14, 2005 12:59 AM
  • 02/01/05: Diversity
    Perhaps multiculturalism is our society's strength, and perhaps not. But today, in the aftermath of Iraq's historic vote, perhaps it's time to admit that a human heart is a human heart, and every human heart has the capacity to hope, to stand up in the face of evil, and yearn to be free.


    # At February 1, 2005 12:02 AM | Tags:
  • 11/11/05: Enigma
    If we're so stupid, why is Dan Rather the one with the egg on his face?


    # At January 11, 2005 12:55 AM | Tags: