Carbondale Before Dark
Prequel to
Carbondale
After Dark'
A tree stump in a
parking lot at Southern Illinois University in
Carbondale, Illinois, is the last vestige of
the front yard of the home I grew up in from
1952, when I was in diapers, to 1964, when I
was entering puberty.
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Racial Baggage
Prequel to
'Blackspanic College'
Like a lot of
people, I lug around a certain amount of
racial baggage as a result of my previous
interactions with people of other ethnic
groups.
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Pot Initiative
The
fear isn't that marijuana is a gateway drug to
harder stuff, but that it's a gateway to
hippiedom.
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Victory
Mosque
A
multicultural coalition should rise up in
support of the Islamic Center in New York
City. There ought to be a million Muslim
march, with everyone wearing ribbons saying,
'we are all Muslims.'
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Non-Starters
What is common
to America's healthcare crisis and the crisis in the
Middle East is that the most elegant solutions
are considered "non-starters." |
Revolution Iran
Redux
It's possible
Iranians will get their revolution right this
time. But with half the population under 30,
let's hope they don't get fooled again. |
Snacks Online
Why do snack
crackers and potato chips come in as many
flavors as mutual funds? For snackaholics who
think salt is a sugar substitute, inquiring
minds want to know.
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Stick Figure
Snuff Flicks
No plot, no moral, no
redeeming social value. Just pure,
unadulterated violence...
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Fanfic Online
With Congress
wanting to stomp out sex and violence in
Hollywood, what are those who want MORE sex
and violence to do?
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Honkeyphobia
A stupid
encounter between a black Harvard professor
and a white Cambridge police sergeant may have
shined a light on a common but rarely
discussed phenomenon -- honkeyphobia. |
Afrophobia
Let's not
beat around the bush. We are talking about
white people who have an irrational fear
of black people. |
Have
a Kosher Christmas
How
did
it come to pass that instead of putting Christ
back into Christmas, they put in Jews? |
