Kamala Harris on Wednesday night accepted in glorious fashion the Democratic nomination to become the first Black woman to run for vice president on a major party’s ticket. She used her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention to credit those who have come before her and urged America to look toward a better tomorrow Read More…
Popular singer Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, 38, had a message for the audience at this year’s BET Awards. During the ceremony, Beyoncé was presented with a Humanitarian Award by former first lady Michelle Obama, who congratulated Beyoncé on her commitment to the Black community. “You can see it in everything she does, from her music that gives Read More…
Documentaries about American politics This week’s question: What is the best documentary about the American political system? “13th” “13th” Anne McCarthy (@annemitchmcc), Teen Vogue, Ms. Magazine, Bonjour Paris Although “13th” is, in effect – at face value – about the U.S. prison system, that’s not entirely what it’s about. Ava DuVernay’s Oscar-nominated 2016 documentary illustrates with poise and Read More…
America is engaged in an ideological war between two rival political parties — the Democrats and the Republicans. At the moment this war is a cold Civil War but it could go hot (see https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/americas-cold-civil-war/). The Democrat Party — and there’s nothing democratic about it anymore — is the party of racism; racial division; racial Read More…
It may seem paradoxical, but political stability is a prerequisite for the change we need to transition our economy to one that is environmental sustainable. The beating heart of America’s economic wealth and power is the politically stable system of law that we Americans take for granted. Investors around the world know that a dollar Read More…
