Month: July 2013

How to Relax Your White Friends

I guess I could give a passing grade to William Saletan for good intentions, if nothing else. His piece reminds me a bit of a comedy routine Lenny Bruce used to do called “How to Relax Your Colored Friends at...

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Something British

I, too, have been somewhat mystified by how pornography just ceased being a political topic in this country. I remember when Democrats had to at least to pretend to care about the porn industry and its potential effect on the...

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Don’t Go Generalizing

Trying to write a piece about what black people think of the president is a daunting challenge and one that should, as much as possible, avoid lazy generalizations like, “To African-Americans, President Obama just gets...

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