Why Black People Won't Join the Republican Party.
Ta-Nehisi, again: There’s an interesting debate about Obama’s speech going on between Ross Douthat and Andrew Sullivan over at the Atlantic’s site. Sullivan sees the Right’s reaction to Obama’s speech...
View ArticleThe Beautiful Struggle.
I’ve been reading Ta-Nehisi since his time at the Village Voice back in the day. We’ve been linking to is blog for a hot minute now, because we sorta wanna be him when we grow up. (We got the...
View Article"Let Me Wear You Out."
Ever have a song catch you off guard while you’re doing something else? I was doing some reading, and I had my “Indie Soul” playlist going when a song I love came on. I recognized it and smiled when...
View ArticleYour Monday Random-Ass Roundup: Nuts about ACORN
Today in my office, a pimp and his prostitute came looking for advice on where to score some blow and advice on how to fill out their W-2s. When I told them what they could do, they accused me of...
View ArticleGood Kids, Mad Cities.
TNC mulls Kendrick Lamar‘s latest over at the NYT: I must confess my bias. I grew up in Baltimore during a time when the city was in the thrall of crack and Saturday night specials. I’ve spent most of...
View ArticleThe Life of Jordan Davis.
Here’s Ta-Nehisi on Jordan Davis’ shooting, and his killer escaping punishment — for now at least: I wish I had something more to say about the fact that Michael Dunn was not convicted for killing a...
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