Tag Archives: Barack Obama

Dishonoring and Dehumanizing Autistic “Lunatics,” and Others of “Unsound Minds”

“Step back in time and see how the mentally insane lived and died within these walls.  Thousands have been committed to the asylum over the years, and hundreds unfortunately died here.  Decide for yourself if they’re still occupying the historic … Continue reading

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ANSWERS Who’s Racist: Trump and/or Duke

Note:  Trump officially secured the Republican nomination for President last night, and David Duke, a Trump supporter, recently announced plans to run for Congress in the state of Louisiana. In my last blog, I posed the question:  Which of these … Continue reading

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Who’s Racist: Donald Trump and/or David Duke?

Donald Trump and David Duke are both politicians.  Both participated in the Republican Presidential primaries.  Trump has garnered more support than Duke ever did.  However, it is worth mentioning that Duke ran for Governor of Louisiana in 1991 and received … Continue reading

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Obama’s and Romney’s Microaggressions: Part Two

What is important here, I think, is not so much how we apologize at the moment, but what we do to change our behaviors and learn from our mistakes.  I view myself as a work in progress, and my son … Continue reading

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Obama’s and Romney’s Microaggressions: Part One

Vic H., I remember him well.  Vic was in my class in high school in Pleasantville, New York.  Yes, there is a town by that name.  Vic’s clothes weren’t considered stylish and he buttoned the top button of his shirts, … Continue reading

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Aren’t We All Multiracial?

William Frey, an oft quoted demographer with the Brookings Institution, recently commented on the skyrocketing growth among Asians and Latinos in the U.S. “This was a pivot decade (2000-2010). We’re pivoting from a white/black-dominated American population to one that is … Continue reading

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