Month: June 2015

Why Does S. Carolina Love Their Treason Flag?

Imagine that you’re the president of a university in South Carolina and your athletic department comes to you and tells you that your state is never going to host any part of a basketball tournament or pretty much any...

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The Grateful Dead Turn Fifty

     Asked to name my all-time favorite Grateful Dead show, I typically respond, “Which year?”     “No, which show?”     “Okay, how about May 8, 1977 in Hamilton,...

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Today I Went to Our Local AME Church

I didn’t plan this. I woke early around 6:30 am. Couldn’t get back to sleep. Thank you Mr. Prednisone for that. So I climbed out of bed, and I remembered that yes, Rochester, NY has an African Methodist Episcopalian...

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There are More Things in Heaven and Earth, Dana

Here’s how the Washington Post describes the job that they pay Dana Milbank good money to do. If your boss wants you to write about politics as some kind of theatrical act, then you can hardly be blamed for producing the...

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