Dead at 106. Who was he, you ask? This is a good day to found out. He is an Englishman who saved 669 children from the Holocaust. Find out how.
Reactions To The Obama Sermon
Over at The Atlantic, James Fallows asked his readers for their reaction to Obama’s “Grace” speech, in eulogy for Rev. Clementa Pinckney and eight others last week. One critic chastised Obama for his speech, noting that he never mentioned the word “Jesus”: I read your article and largely agree with it, but as an evangelical Christian with a keen sense of political … Read More
Quote Of The Day
Mike Huckabee on a radio show interrupts himself in response to a question about same-sex marriage: Because if you equate same-sex marriage to a civil right — First of all, what an insult to African-Americans, who were hosed in the street, who were beaten, who were truly discriminated against with separate restrooms, separate drinking fountains, separate entrances. That was true discrimination … Read More
Facebook Changed Its Logo And You Didn’t Notice
It’s the first change in 10 years. Basically, a new font. Check out the “a” for example.
So How’s That Presidential Race Thing Going, Donald?
What a trainwreck: Macy’s is pulling Donald Trump brand merchandise from its stores after the Republican presidential candidate’s recent controversial remarks created a public uproar. The department store has come under intense pressure to cut ties with the real estate magnate and businessman after he referred to immigrants from Mexico and other countries “killers and rapists.” In a statement Wednesday … Read More
Who Is Burning Black Churches?
If you could give out an award for under-reported stories these past few weeks, this is it. Granted, it has been a very busy series of news cycles, with gay marriage and confederate flags and mass murder and a million GOP candidates, but this is more important than, say, shark attacks. And to be sure, if ISIS so much as … Read More
Kennedy’s Majority Opinion In The Same-Sex Marriage Case Is Conservative, Outdated And A Bit Offensive
Check out this argument, which I agree with, and which is making the rounds in one form or another: The immediate consequence — the legalization of marriage for same-sex couples in all 50 states — is a civil rights victory and a step toward the betterment of our people. But Kennedy’s argument, which is no elegant piece of law, reinforces … Read More
“God Don’t Like Ugly”
The boys were out over the weekend celebrating their heritage with Confederate flags flown from the backs of their pickup trucks. All over the south. A reporter in Asheville spoke with an eighteen year-old kid doing the same: We were talking about the reaction he’s gotten flying the battle flag, and Billingsley said it’s been overwhelmingly positive — lots of … Read More
Pastor Calls For Execution Of Gays
I know. He’s fringe and we shouldn’t pay attention to fringe. But I couldn’t resist: Pastor Steven Anderson, of Faithful Word Baptist Church, called for stoning to death ministers who performed same-sex marriage ceremonies and repeated his call for the execution of all LGBT people. “I hate them with a perfect hatred,” Anderson shouted. “I count them mine enemies.” Yeah. … Read More
NBC To Trump: Bub-bye!
I have never seen such bad fallout from a friggin’ 2016 presidential bid announcement! RT @MeredithBlake: NBC announces it’s ending its business relationship with @realDonaldTrump . pic.twitter.com/Xsi17CerOn — Breaking TV News (@breakingTVnews) June 29, 2015
SCOTUS Round-up: Three More Five-To-Four Decisions Today
Today is the last day of the SCOTUS term, and so they issued the last of their opinions. The two biggest cases — on Obamacare and sames-sex marriage — came out at the end of last week, so a lot fewer people were paying attention this morning. Here’s what happened: (1) DEATH PENALTY – The 5-4 decision in Glossip v. … Read More
Bad Reactions
Helluva week last week. Supreme Court rulings upholding Obamacare and recognizing same sex marriage as a right. Obama sings at a funeral for slain pastor after he and others are killed by a white supremacist, and Confederate flags start coming down. Good week for progressives. They’re going nuts over at National Review Online. The once austere magazine and website is … Read More
Supreme Court Rules 5-4 To End The Sanctity Of Marriage
46 years ago this weekend, police in New York City raided a gay bar called the Stonewall Inn. Obviously, this is the end (we hope) of a remarkable civil rights story (despite my snarky headline). Here’s the opinion. Reactions are about what you expect. I will update as the day goes on. But the important thing is that about 3 … Read More
The Other Case: Victory For Fair Housing
It won’t get as much press, but the Supreme Court decision in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Community Project, Inc., is arguably as important as the Obamacare case. The 5-4 ruling (PDF) found that the housing policies could be deemed discriminatory based on “disparate impact.” This means that plaintiffs could prove discrimination by showing that the impact … Read More