by Robert Augustus Masters Without emotional intimacy, relationships founder on the reefs of emotional discord or flatness—no matter how heated the sex, no matter how much we hold in common—leaving…
Year: 2017
SCOTUS DECISION ON THE LAMBERT CASE
STATEMENT ABOUT THE SCOTUS DECISION ON THE DALE LAMBERT CASE The SCOTUS could have been on the right side of history this session, but they, instead, decided to deny…
Kaepernick is just like Muhammad Ali.
By Jeff Thomas Recently Muhammad Ali’s death transfixed the nation. Headlines everywhere praised the former heavyweight champion as “the Greatest”. Ali transcended race was the most popular refrain. But during…
Why Fans Are Booing Pre Anthem Protests
By Jeff Thomas Fans booed as players kneeled to protest racial inequality and police brutality. President Trump insists the protests are disrespecting the military and our country’s heritage. Last year,…
Racial Anxiety Can Perpetuate Racial Inequalities
Meaningful contact between groups can reduce racial anxiety and bias By Linda R. Tropp, PhD (University of Massachusetts Amherst) and Rachel D. Godsil (Seton Hall University School of Law) Most…
Football really is America’s religion
That’s what made the NFL protests so powerful. The macho Christianity behind American sports culture, explained. Updated by Tara Isabella Burton@NotoriousTIB tara.burton@vox.com This weekend, the football arena became a political…
From Louis Armstrong to the N.F.L.: Ungrateful as the New Uppity
By Jelani Cobb Trump’s invective toward N.F.L. players who kneel during the national anthem (such as members of the Jacksonville Jaguars, above) highlights the racially charged demands facing black entertainers.…
La jury system is a vestige of white supremacy
By Angela A. Allen-Bell Angela A. Allen-Bell is an associate professor of legal writing and analysis and the B. K. Agnihotri Endowed Professor at the Southern University Law Center in…
Should Health Care Be A Right?
by Kenneth Cooper Well at least Sen. Bill Cassidy is no longer a liar. Back before he was a liar, Cassidy, our senior senator from Louisiana, said he wouldn’t vote…
The Many Ways We Lie to Ourselves
Shahram Heshmat Ph.D. How honest are you with yourself? Everyone is in denial about something. Self-deception (or lying to yourself) is simply a motivated false belief. False beliefs can satisfy important…