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Category Archives: Race
Racial Violence On The Fourth Of July
On July 4, I walked through a black neighborhood south of 18th Street in 90035. I noticed firecrackers going off and several police cars in the area. Little did I know that in Watts about 700 black youths threw firecrackers … Continue reading
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America’s Race War
Black economist Thomas Sowell at the Hoover Institute writes: When I first saw a book by Colin Flaherty with the title “White Girl Bleed a Lot,” I instantly knew what it was about, even though I had not seen the … Continue reading
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White Girl Bleed a Lot: The Return of Race Riots to America by Colin Flaherty
Brett Stevens writes: We trust our newspapers, who have a profit interest in reporting things we like to read, to interpret that interest as a mandate for telling the truth as they see it. However, as we find out with … Continue reading
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Calling 9-1-1 To Complain About Your Sandwich Order
I’ve noticed a certain similarity between all the people in the news for calling 9-1-1 to complain about their food order. I’ve never noticed hispanics or asians panhandling or calling 9-1-1 to complain about a food order.
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Dennis Prager: Whites More Likely To Embrace American Values
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: Non-hispanic whites account for less than half of births in the United States… I couldn’t care less if the entire country were black, asian, arab, whatever color or mixture… I only care … Continue reading
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Do Americans Despair About Black-White Relations?
John Derbyshire says: “Here we are, we’re 50 years later, and we’ve still got these tremendous disparities in crime rates, educational attainment, and so on. And I think, although they’re still mouthing the platitudes, Americans in their hearts feel a … Continue reading
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Jews, Blacks And The Talk
The Los Angeles Times published recently: For black parents in Pasadena, shootings give fresh relevance to ‘The Talk’ The fatal shootings of Kendrec McDade in Pasadena and a black teen in Florida renew the painful generations-old discussion about the need … Continue reading
National Review Parts Ways With John Derbyshire
Over the weekend, National Review ended its association with John Derbyshire. Why? Because of this racist essay he published. I say John Derbyshire is harmless. Nowhere does he advocate mistreatment of anyone based on race so his “racism” is purely … Continue reading
South Carolina teen’s brutal soccer attack earns assault charge
In this video, a black girl beats up on a white girl for no reason, but the white girl will get no media sympathy. But if it had been the other way round, the news media would be all over … Continue reading
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Student Jailed For Racist Tweets
Holy cow! Europe doesn’t have free speech. I’m glad I don’t live there. SWANSEA, Wales (AP) — The student who mocked Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba on Twitter after the player collapsed on the field during a match has been jailed … Continue reading
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