by Thomas Mills | Jun 17, 2020 | Editor's Blog |
The News & Observer’s conservative columnist Peder Zane makes an argument that I’ve heard frequently since the unrest over George Floyd’s death. “It is no longer enough to be non-racist,” he writes. “Now we must be anti-racist – that is, we must devote...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 15, 2020 | Editor's Blog |
We’ve all heard the saying “History is written by the winners.” In the South, history was written by the losers and the winners let them get away with it. The story of the Civil War that white people told for the past one hundred twenty years or so is wrong. Today,...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 12, 2020 | Editor's Blog |
The sheet is off. Donald Trump has decided that he is only president of reactionary white Americans. As a national awakening begins reshaping the nation’s opinions on race, Trump is sending a clear message that he opposes any movement toward addressing the wrongs done...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 11, 2020 | Editor's Blog |
The country is continuing its remarkable shift toward acknowledging the racism that has plagued our nation. Confederate monuments and statues are falling daily. Despite opposition from the president, the military is ready to rename military bases that bear the names...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 10, 2020 | Editor's Blog |
Political ad buys in recent weeks offer insight into the Trump White House and exposes Trump’s pathological dysfunction. They show a man with little self-control or self-awareness who is easily triggered, as the kids say. The whole episode is also hilarious. The...
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