Image from edweek.org I like the New York Times; I think they produce an overall strong product. But sometimes the PC-bend is simply overwhelming. This piece on the New York Firefighters test is a case in point. They argue that the firefighter’s test is racist in hidden, sneaky ways–like in requiring people to be good at reading comprehension.…
Yes, Jews Really Do Control Hollywood. So What?
I’ve been watching Arrested Development (damn them for cancelling it, by the way) recently and have been thinking about how so many good comedies are created by Jewish people. Curb Your Enthusisam, Seinfeld, etc. Too many to name. Evidently there’s been an effort to convince people that Hollywood is not predominantly controlled by Jews. I guess I understand…
Revealing Biases Against Obama
Image from maxitees.com Many white people I speak with have a visceral reaction to Obama. Their faces crinkle up when even considering the idea of him being President. Yet when I ask them what policies of his they don’t like, I get the gaze of nothingness. Many of these same people can’t name the three branches of government.…
Silly Question: Why Aren’t Russians Considered Asians?
So, speaking from a general perception standpoint, Indians are considered Asians because they’re on the Asian sub-continent. Well, at least to non-Americans. Most Americans think Indians are from the Middle East, but that’s another post. The question is, if Indians are considered Asian, why not Russians? Russia has like 4x the land mass in Asia that India has.…
Pew: Immigrants Work Harder Than Blacks at Low-Paying Jobs
The public agrees that immigrants work harder than most blacks at low-paying jobs, but the margin is not as wide as when the comparison is made with white workers; 56% of adults agree that most immigrants work harder than most blacks; 30% disagree and 14% say they don’t know. Analyzing the responses to both sets of questions by…
5 Ron Paul Quotes That Scare Me
Those of you who read this site know that I’ve been heavily promoting Ron Paul as a candidate for President in 2008. Until today all of my posts about him have been positive. But alas, I am not a fanboy. I heap praise when I like something, and I call attention when I see something that doesn’t look…
The True Definition Of Racism
Racism means many things to many people. Oxford says it’s “the belief that there are characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to each race”. That’s a pretty broad definition, and arguably isn’t negative in and of itself. The common use of the word is far more malicious and, in my opinion, ill-informed. Most people use the word to mean…
Why It’s Sometimes Immoral To Treat The Poor and Uneducated As Equals (A Libertarian Essay)
Those with political agendas like to conveniently flip-flop in philosophy when it comes to how they view the poor and disadvantaged in this country. Half the time they want to say they need special treatment because they aren’t like the rest of us, and other times they get offended if you even suggest that they be given special…
Stereotypes and American Immaturity
So this guy running for congressman in Louisianna is getting rocked for saying that many black people in Alabama don’t know how to swim. It’s a big deal with people saying it’s a stereotype, it’s not true, etc. In other news, from a while back, the swimming requirement was dropped for cops in north Miami because it was…