“The Origin of ‘The World’s Dumbest Idea’: Milton Friedman.” That is how Steve Denning titled his article in 2013, describing the wacky concept that the sole purpose of a corporation is to make money for its shareholders. I spent considerable time in the 1980s being concerned about a then-recent trend in big corporate America and … [Read more…]
How can we tell if a person is a racist since we cannot know what is in his heart? Unfortunately, that seems to be the ever-present wrong-headed idea about racism. This orientation is based on the idea that racism is something that bigoted individuals do intentionally. While that is a situation that does occur, it … [Read more…]
Syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts beat me to this observation. I agree with him wholeheartedly. By Leonard Pitts Jr., Miami Herald What if the coup already came and nobody noticed? It sounds nonsensical, yes. How does a coup go unnoticed? The conventional wisdom, as we learn more about the election of 2020 and the insurrection of … [Read more…]
President Biden kept his promise and nominated a Black Woman to the Supreme Court. He nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, one of the more broadly qualified individuals appointed to the Court. She has been a law clerk at a U.S. District Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court. She was also a public … [Read more…]
“Southern trees bear a strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swingin’ in the Southern breeze Strange fruit hangin’ from the poplar trees” This ominous lyric portrays Black lynching victims as fruits that hang from a tree before rotting and decomposing. After over 120 years of trying, warriors for … [Read more…]