Interesting to look at just how far we’ve come and how far we haven’t. In sports and other places, Donald Trump has become a pariah, which is nothing unexpected. He […]
Author Archives: David L. Horne, PhD | OPED Contriobutor
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The Politics of knowing who the joke’s on now
Tricksters and “frenemies” in politics will seemingly always rise up to make public comments or demonstrations on the state of things, particularly when that state is not good. Besides continually […]
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The Politics of ‘The Black History is American History Act’
Present now in the House of Representatives, but without a snowball’s chance in hell of passing, is the “Black History is American History Act,” proposed by Ohio Congresswoman Joyce Beatty. […]
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The politics of trying to preserve this democracy in spite of
Not many of us—at least not enough of us—have been paying enough attention. We have become so used to things being the way they are that we no longer recognize […]
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The politics of being the mayor of Los Angeles
I know we live in an age in which it seems that everyone can do anything. All they need is the desire to do it, as they say. We just […]
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The politics of resisting the ‘crazy old man syndrome’
The crazy Trump train continues this week unabated. First, he claims, as usual without supporting logical evidence, that California’s current voting system, which delays the final vote totals in statewide […]
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The Politics of the New Civil Law Wars
In the continuing battle for political respect and inclusivity that Black folks in the U.S. have been immersed in since the end of the U.S. Civil War, a little bright […]
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The Politics of pondering our place
In the United States, Black Americans have for long put our faith in a better, respected life coming in the U.S. based on three things: the Black church, strong public […]
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The politics of willful political ignorance
Since 1963 L.A. City Council Districts 8th, 9th, and 10th have been considered the Black Districts, i.e., the residential representation in city government for most of the Black population in […]
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The politics of Trump, China, and the Strait
Trump’s current shouting match with the Pope—Trump’s loudness, not the Pope’s—is childish and rather silly and will not really matter much in the long run. Really, this is only Trump […]
