Yes, Jameela, There Was (And Still Is) Slavery
Jameela Jamil, born in Britain to an Indian father and Pakistani mother, moved to the U.S. in 1996—she’s an actress…
Noose hoaxes: supply and demand
It seems noose hoaxing has a life of its own. I speak, of course, of hyperbolic claims of nooses harkening…
The decline of higher education continues
During my second career teaching high school English, I noticed several darkly funny but disturbing trends in “higher” education. They…
American History Is Too Important for Trigger Warnings
I remember the first time I came across a “trigger warning.” I was on a university campus in the ‘90s,…
Dissecting Communism
I have often stated that Marxism is like herpes. Once a person thinks it’s gone for good, it flares up…