Steven Pinker coined the phrase “progressaphobia” to describe the fear of believing real progress has been made on race relations and racial equality in the United States, but one need only pick up a history book to see how far we’ve come. History is frequently horrifying because of the progress we’ve made. On October 16,… Continue reading Bill Maher, Teddy Roosevelt, and the fear of progress in race relations
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Biden is nothing but blather and bloviating
Two horrific shootings offered the President two chances in two weeks to lead on an issue of great concern to the American people. Instead, he chose to attack his political opponents, smear about half the country, and make ridiculous jokes in the wake of tragedy. Presidential this is not. Two weeks. Two brutal mass shootings,… Continue reading Biden is nothing but blather and bloviating

