Practical Politics Like it or not, the fate of African Americans is closely tied to the fate of the USA per se. While many of us have for years sought […]
Author Archives: David L. Horne, PhD | OPED Contriobutor
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The politics of something old, nothing new in Mississippi
The thing that most of us don’t understand about the American government–and basically any modern nation’s system– is that it is never one thing. It is today a massive jumble of sometimes interconnected parts that all together is supposed to bring…
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The politics of being grifted into autocracy
Practical Politics As the grifts continue–Mr. Trump now hawking $59.99 Bibles with his new personal engraving on the cover–we are now becoming even more attuned to the attempt at converting […]
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The politics of protecting democracy in the age of ignorance
Practical Politics American democracy is truly in danger of dissipating this election season, most Americans seem to agree based on recent professional polling results. Although the reasons stated by those […]
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The politics of public education in U.S. politics
Practical Politics Through the 1970’s in the U.S., continuing a trend made popular during the years of WWII and the Cold War, American public education maintained a strong interest in […]
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The politics of trying to defend one’s crazy, drunk friend
Practical Politics I just finished watching an excruciating, nauseating display of grown, elected people supposedly expert in debating and passing laws to help the American people, literally grovel and grind […]
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The politics of trying to work out a reparations solution
Practical Politics The state of California currently has an African American population of approximately 2,282,144 or 5% of the state’s population. The California state legislature currently comprises 120 representatives—80 members […]
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The politics of legally stealing land from Black people
Practical Politics The voluminous final report of the California State Reparations Commission, submitted last year, identified over 25 persistent harms imposed on the composite Black community in this state. While […]
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The politics of keeping up with ‘mud-wrestling’ politics
Practical Politics As we are daily inundated—willingly or not—with the legal travails of Donald Trump, hoping that our country’s guardrails really hold the line, we need to also keep check […]
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The politics of trying to cover up your money
Practical Politics We need little reminder that the voting season is, in effect, the silly season. That is, the public will be treated to all kinds of real world situations […]
