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Category Archives: Blacks
Blacks Often Excel At Sales
I got a suit and I just spent $90 for the tailor to fit it to me properly. Is that normal? She’s making a half dozen alterations so it seems reasonable to me. Incidentally, I think blacks may well be … Continue reading
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NYT: Why ‘Transcending Race’ Is a Lie
I agree that it is silly to expect individuals and societies to transcend race. Race is as fundamental as sex. You can no more change your race than you can change your sex. Most of the time, most people are … Continue reading
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Steve Sailer: Let’s Talk About Me … Black Lives Matter at U. of Missouri Hijacks Orlando Memorial
Comments at Steve Sailer: * BLM campus guards are logical extensions of the typical attitudes of millennials. I am special, I am interesting, I am unique and I deserve recognition. These people must not be recognized as black lives/lies matter … Continue reading
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OJ: Made In America
I’ve watched the first three parts of this ESPN documentary. It is compelling viewing. It is directed by a guy who’s half black and half Jewish. His politics are all left. The black characters in the doc are so compelling … Continue reading
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NYT: The Supreme Court Is Afraid of Racial Justice
By OSAGIE K. OBASOGIE JUNE 7, 2016: “The 40th anniversary of Washington v. Davis should serve as a reflective moment for the court to rethink its commitment to racial equality and its approach to equal protection.” Comments at Steve Sailer: … Continue reading
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Who Is Kamala Harris?
Steve Sailer writes: Harris has been in the news since 1994 when she was the very special 29-year-old guest at the 60th birthday party of master politician Willie Brown, the longtime speaker of the state assembly, who, by the way, … Continue reading
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NYT: The U.S. Is Failing in Infant Mortality, Starting at One Month Old
As America becomes more diverse, it gets worse. New York Times: “Infant mortality is not distributed equally in the United States. In 2013, the infant mortality rate among non-Hispanic whites was 5 per 1,000 births, as was the infant mortality … Continue reading
We Are Wild Animals; Treat Us As Such
From the blog Those Who Can See: William Heirens, a 1940s Chicago serial murderer, became known as ‘the Lipstick Killer’ after using it to scrawl on a victim’s wall: ‘For heaven’s sake, catch me before I kill more, I cannot … Continue reading
Muhammad Ali: Never the White Man’s Negro
America and blacks are far better off for this aggressive change in attitude, right? New York Times: “In Chicago over Memorial Day weekend, 64 people were shot, six fatally.” Joyce Carol Oates writes: When Muhammad Ali was a young man, … Continue reading
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