by Henry Oliner | Jan 18, 2018 | Politics
by Henry Oliner Many who carefully analyze these things think that the Democrats will take the House in the fall, and have a shot at the Senate. I remain skeptical even though the Democrats have a healthy lead in a generic poll. There is a tendency for the party in...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 13, 2018 | Politics
by Henry Oliner Trump’s comment about “shit-hole” countries is offensive, but it is not racist. Comparing Haiti to Norway is irrelevant, but it is not racist. Shelby Steele’s piece in today’s (1/13/18) Wall Street Journal gives a perspective on the mix of freedom and...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 13, 2018 | Politics, Progressivism, Social
from Shelby Steele at The WSJ, Black Protest Has Lost Its Power What happened was that black America was confronted with a new problem: the shock of freedom. This is what replaced racism as our primary difficulty. Blacks had survived every form of human debasement...
by Henry Oliner | Sep 15, 2017 | Politics, Progressivism
From The Wall Street Journal, Why the Left Can’t Let Go of Racism by Shelby Steele Such people—and the American left generally—have a hunger for racism that is almost craven. The writer Walker Percy once wrote of the “sweetness at the horrid core of bad news.” It’s...
by Henry Oliner | Aug 27, 2017 | Economics, Politics, Progressivism
From The Wall Street Journal, Why the Left Can’t Let Go of Racism by Shelby Steele So today there is sweetness at the news of racism because it sets off the hunt for innocence and power. Racism and bigotry generally are the great driving engines of modern American...
