The history of the FBI and the Justice Department doesn’t mean they’re always the bad guys — I don’t need a lecture on the historical evils of the FBI or the Justice Department, of which it is a part. Trust me. I know and have many friends who were active in the Civil Rights, Black Power, and anti-war movements of the 1960s and ’70s. Some were arrested…

No, it’s not fascism MAGAts. It’s called accountability — Following the FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, his supporters in Congress and around the country have ratcheted up the rhetoric about America becoming a police state. Republican House members are threatening Attorney General Merrick Garland, insisting that if they recapture the House in November, they will launch an…

And conservatives don’t mind that at all, so long as those politics are the “right” kind — In his relentless war on all things “woke,” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — a likely candidate for president in 2024 — wants America to believe he is merely standing tall against the forces of leftist extremism. He began with schools by restricting curricular materials concerning LGBTQ folks or suggesting racism…

Did y’all not read In Cold Blood? Don’t you have the ID channel?Or is it racism that makes you think it “doesn’t happen here?” — I have a confession. I watch a lot of True Crime and have always been fascinated with the psychology of criminal offending, particularly that of serial killers and others whose offenses stem from profound mental and emotional disorders. Ever since I snuck my parents’ paperback copy of Helter Skelter off…

Even without bigoted intent, merely making decisions based on white norms can be deadly — The picture above is of a pulse oximeter. You may know that. If you have asthma, COPD, or other lung function issues or have spent any time in a hospital, there’s a good chance you’ve used one at some point. And during the COVID pandemic, suffice to say that this…

The zombie lie of Black freeloading never dies because racism is a powerful drug — Ah yes, this bullshit again. The clip below is two years old, and I missed it the first time, but it’s the gift that keeps on giving. MAGA whiteness never sleeps. It spreads stupidity 24/7, never missing an opportunity to simultaneously demonstrate its bigotry and incapacity for research. And so…

It’s racist, it doesn’t work, and it can endanger public safety — As homicide rates rise across much of the country — along with those for offenses like burglary — politicians and commentators are sounding the call for a practice that many believed had been discredited. Stop-and-frisk. Or, as some now call it, “Stop, Question, and Frisk” (SQF). Presumably, the “question” part…

Sure they deserve it, but that’s not the point. The question is, what theory of change makes this a smart tactic? — I want to say this clearly. So there is no misunderstanding. There is nothing inherently wrong with protesting at the homes of Supreme Court Justices or lawmakers. Especially when they vote to strip people of human and civil rights. So too with protests outside restaurants where such persons are eating…

Your hippie bullshit, repackaged as self-care, isn’t helpful to anyone except T-shirt salespeople and those already in power — Honestly, I always sorta hated hippies. Not the way William F. Buckley did, or Johnny Rotten for that matter. But still, I could never really abide them. Historically, they were, for the most part, apolitical stoners and libertine vagabonds who thought the most important things to do amid war and…