Yes, this piece is about sweet potato pie, that wonderful dessert. What provoked me were the season and the resurrection of a newspaper article in the Washington Post from a few years ago. In addition to discussing the history of the sweet potato, the author of the article discussed the sweet potato pie as an … [Read more…]
I agree with Anthony Huber’s parents, so I am repeating their statement below. Statement of Anthony Huber’s Parents in Response to the Rittenhouse Verdict November 19, 2021 Kenosha, Wisconsin – We are heartbroken and angry that Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted in his criminal trial for the murder of our son Anthony Huber. There was no … [Read more…]
How are we to understand Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema? “It’s all about the money, man,” is the usual explanation of politics by the guys on the corner. “Follow the money,” said Deepthroat in the Watergate scandal. History often supports these sage sources. So, it might be wise to “follow the money” and … [Read more…]
The following data say more White women need to be college educated. WHITE WOMEN COLLEGE GRADSVA 2020: 58% Biden, 41% TrumpVA 2021: 62% McAuliffe, 38% Youngkin WHITE WOMEN NON-COLLEGEVA 2020: 56% Trump, 44% BidenVA 2021: 75% Youngkin, 25% McAuliffe
Elections have consequences. On the positive side, let us look at what the Virginia Democrats did after winning control of the House and the Senate in 2019 for the first time in 25 years. They abolished the death penalty in Virginia, which most Americans supported. They passed the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, which provided … [Read more…]
From one of my heroes, Diane Ravitch: Virginia: The Fraud Behind Glen Youngkin’s Attack on “Critical Race Theory by dianeravitch Glenn Youngkin, the Republican who won the race for governor in Virginia, centered his campaign on education, specifically on his insistence that parents should have the right to determine what their children learn and on his promise … [Read more…]
Much of the country is in an uproar about Critical Race Theory (CRT). One wonders what would happen if many of those individuals who are hostile to the idea of CRT knew about the theory of The Racial Contract as articulated by Black philosopher Charles Mills, who died in September. Mills was Distinguished Professor of … [Read more…]