Nations and societies hold together best when their populations collectively believe in those nation’s histories and national lessons. During the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, through its public schools, museums and […]
Tag: Dr. David Horne
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The politics of policing the protectors who become the assassins
No, it’s not a new story. Too often we’ve heard that the bodyguard, babysitter, or guardian for the elderly, has gone way off the reservation and become the danger from […]
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The politics of the cake left too long in the rain: Rap music and society
Snoop Dogg is a national icon, doing commercials with Martha Stewart and idling on the beach with a cold brew. Even though Tupac and others are dead and Suge Knight […]
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The politics of knowing whether we’ve gained what we need
As African-Americans, we want and need to be respected just as we are — especially when we act respectfully. We neither want nor rightly expect microaggressions in everyday life, and […]
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The politics of America’s new “scramble” for Africa
This week, from December 12 to 15, in Washington, D.C., the Biden administration has invited 49 African heads of states, and the director of the African Union (AU), to a […]
Posted inOpinion, Practical Politics
The politics of stealth youth politics
I’m feeling good today. Like I never lost it. Didn’t slip and skid it away to age or retirement along the way. I could and probably should wait for accolades […]
Posted inGuest Opinions, Opinion, Practical Politics
The Politics of Politics
The heat and little light of the past few weeks of the present political tournament in the USA has reminded me recently of what I do miss about teaching at […]
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The Politics of lying, blustering and head-faking the electorate
While we are all quite used to politicians and would-be pols stretching the truth, negatively asking leading questions about opponents, fibbing about an opponent’s real record in or out of […]
Posted inLocal, Opinion, Practical Politics
The politics of using the proper logic for the subject
I’ve wrestled seriously the past two weeks with whether to write about this issue. Here goes. ‘You can’t make racist comments unless you’re part of a racial group.’ Although scientifically, […]
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The politics of political ripples on a pond
Certainly we’ve all heard several times in our lifetimes about the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. We all learned in grade school (supposedly) that the 14th amendment, as the […]