The regular celebration of MLK Day in the U.S. was not only marred a bit this year by youth-led violence in several cities, including a mass fight in L.A.’s Leimert […]
Category: Practical Politics
Professor David L. Horne is founder and executive director of PAPPEI, the Pan African Public Policy and Ethical Institute, which is a new 501(c)(3) pending community-based organization or non-governmental organization (NGO). It is the stepparent organization for the California Black Think Tank which still operates and which meets every
fourth Friday.
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The Sordid Politics of Trump and Civil Rights in America
Although there are plenty of themes to retouch on as we pass to 2026, the one that actually grabs my fancy right now is at the national level. Number one […]
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The politics of hiring clowns and not expecting a circus
One of the first big administrative things the Trump team did upon taking office a second time was the massive firing and demotion of JAG officers. JAG, the Judge Advocate […]
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The politics of Trump riding the High Oligarchy
Franz Fanon, the late, brilliant, and often-quoted theoretician and writer, famously said, “Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.” Public education has […]
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The politics of MAGA and the Epstein Files
For those waiting to see Trump fall from grace into the pits of hell over some faux pas or another, the Epstein files right now may look like a clear […]
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The politics of planning a proper political response
Okay, we all wake up today to two “new” political realities in California, regardless of our personal sensibilities. Gavin Newsom’s political chess move has successfully put Trump’s king in a […]
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The politics of cheating to stay in charge
Currently, the California state effort to temporarily upend its current election redistricting process, initiated by the governor’s office, seems on track to be successful. We should not become complacent, however, […]
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The politics of the Republican dependence on lawless behavior
During the 1960s, when the basic salary for a congressperson was $22, 500 (later changing in 1965 to $42, 500), the very popular and flamboyant New York Congressman Adam Clayton […]
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The politics of Trump and the Olympics again
To be clear, as POTUS, in spite of more loud threats and harangues lately, Donald Trump does not have the legal authority to unilaterally cancel or move the 2028 Olympics […]
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The politics of Trump’s visage on everything
Apparently, in a love affair with himself, POTUS Trump has recently decided to put his face on new American coinage. He has ordered his vassals to dedicate an upcoming new […]