No One Except A White-Dominated, Conservative-Aligned Movement Could’ve Gotten This Far I know what you’re probably thinking. You probably had an Andrew Sullivan-type reaction to this headline; an eye-roll; a grunt; a “why does everything have to be about race?” I’m sure you have some reaction in there about how “wokeness” is the problem andContinue reading “White Privilege Nearly Toppled The United States Government”
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For Many, ‘Never Forget’ Is No Longer About The Lives We Lost
Most Of You Can’t Name Five People Who Died On 9/11 Without Looking It Up Five years ago, I got scolded at by a now former friend. September 11th had gone by and I had not posted anything about it on Facebook. This made her angry. I “always post stuff about everything else,” but sheContinue reading “For Many, ‘Never Forget’ Is No Longer About The Lives We Lost”
Why Democrats Might Get Blamed For Problems Trump Caused
Preconceived Notions Are Hard To Break, And The One Here Is Democrats = Crime The United States is on the brink of civil war. I don’t think we can look at what happened in Kenosha, Wisconsin in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting, and in Portland, Oregon this weekend and conclude anything else. TwoContinue reading “Why Democrats Might Get Blamed For Problems Trump Caused”
It’s Not About Erasing History, It’s About Holding It Accountable.
I’ve been to Germany. I’d be lying if I didn’t admit the first thing I wanted to do when I got there was find some Nazi Museum. I’m a history buff and I’m especially keen on European history, but I didn’t want to see anything related to the Holy Roman Empire or Charlemagne or MartinContinue reading “It’s Not About Erasing History, It’s About Holding It Accountable.”
How The NYPD Manipulates The Media Into Backing Off Accountability
In 2009, I got hired to my first newspaper reporting job at the Queens Tribune. Part of my job included putting together the weekly police blotter. It was a fairly easy task. You just gather all the email releases from the Deputy Commissioner of Public Information, or DCPI, the New York City Police Department’s pressContinue reading “How The NYPD Manipulates The Media Into Backing Off Accountability”
Nick Rafter Writes 