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Category Archives: Race
April 22, 2013
ESSAY
Jew Hatred on NYC Subway
A harrowing scene occurred recently on the New York City subway when a group of teens approached and harassed a Jewish man wearing a yarmulke. The ringleader, a self-identified Muslim teen, threatened to kill the man and added, “They should have killed … Continue reading
ESSAY
Wrecking Churches to Build a Stadium
Fancy stadiums often appeal to politicians: they are prestige projects, they offer lots of publicity, promising jobs for their friends and associates, and they make construction unions very very happy. But publicly assisted stadium building is the mark of a … Continue reading
March 1, 2013
ESSAY
Black Incarceration Rates Plummet
Good news: The racial demography of America’s prison populations is inching slowly toward reflecting the nation’s general demography. Blacks make up 12.6 percent of the US population but represent 38 percent of America’s prisoners. This is still far too high, … Continue reading
February 26, 2013
ESSAY
Will Hispanics Ultimately Lean GOP?
There’s a lot of talk these days that the GOP has lost American Hispanics “forever.” A recent poll by Gallup suggests the picture may be a litte more complex. After the November Presidential election, some Dems hoped and Gopers fretted that the Republican Party … Continue reading
ESSAY
An Historic African American District in Los Angeles Transforms
The Great 9th, as the former cotton-picker and City Hall janitor who became Los Angeles’s first African American City Council member called it, is losing its position as a hub of black political power. The LA Times reports: Two generations … Continue reading
February 21, 2013
ESSAY
Jackson Jr. Pleads Guilty to Stealing Campaign Funds
Former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has pleaded guilty to using political campaign funds to support a lavish lifestyle. Between 2005 and 2012, Jackson Jr. and his wife conspired to siphon off an impressive $750,000. The Chicago Tribune reports: Prosecutors said $60,000 … Continue reading
January 25, 2013
ESSAY
The Crisis of the Black Middle Class
The average Black household income was once 10 cents to the dollar relative to the average white family. Thomas J. Sugrue has an excellent piece in this month’s Washington Monthly on that persistent and growing gap. He identifies the factors that systematically prevented Blacks … Continue reading
January 12, 2013
ESSAY
Prominent Hungarian Wants “Bestial” Gypsies Killed
Yesterday we noted the distressing anti-immigrant policies in Greece that have led to violent treatment of foreigners. We’ve also noted how another stressed EU member – Hungary – has gone even further down the road of xenophobic extremism (see here, … Continue reading
November 10, 2012
ESSAY
Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler
New Orleans, a city not famous for good governance, has one of the most generous — and worst funded — pension systems of any city in the country. According to an article in the Times-Picayune reporting on a study by … Continue reading
November 7, 2012
ESSAY
Good News: Racism Declining in America
Even those who voted for Romney can take heart in one aspect of the 2012 campaign: racism continues its historic retreat in the United States. In the heat of the campaign, voices were heard saying that a defeat for Obama … Continue reading
November 4, 2012
ESSAY
Black Depression
The October employment numbers deepened the gloom among African Americans and those (including the Via Meadia team) who believe that the United States as a whole cannot progress as it should unless African Americans are getting ahead too. As a … Continue reading
October 11, 2012
ESSAY
Affirmative Action under the Gun
A pillar of contemporary American race relations is hanging by a thread. With Justice Kagan recusing herself because of prior work as solicitor general, it seems almost inevitable that the Supreme Court will significantly reduce the role of race in … Continue reading
September 18, 2012
ESSAY
Black Pastors Sour on Obama, Romney
Less than two months ahead of the election, Obama is losing support from a surprising group: black pastors. As the Washington Post reports, a number of black pastors see the election as a choice between Obama’s support of same-sex marriage and Romney’s Mormonism, … Continue reading
July 9, 2012
ESSAY
Black and Blue: Subprime Crisis Hurts Blacks Worst
For nearly as long as the blue social model has existed, one of its strongest selling points has been its potential to improve racial equality in America. Programs like food stamps, affirmative action, Head Start and subsidized housing are aimed … Continue reading
July 4, 2012
ESSAY
A Final Fourth of July Story
This one comes from the glamorous borough of Queens. The NY Times reports today that the greatest borough in New York has another feather in its cap: Dr. Olivia Cousins, who traces her ancestry back to a 17 year old … Continue reading
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