
JayMan • October 2, 2015 • 800 Words
It's that time again. There's been another horrific high-profile mass shooting. And as usual, all the nonsense that typically circulates when that happens is circulating again. "We need more gun control!" "The problem is mental illness!" Or "it's not mental illness!" "It's racism!" Chris Harper Mercer added another layer to the matter – the fact...
Read MoreJayMan • May 8, 2014 • 1,000 Words
At Slate magazine – Andrew Gelman has a review of Nicholas Wade's A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race, and Human History. It is titled "The Paradox of Racism." Go there to check out. Hardly as scathing as one might imagine, indeed, it was (overall) pretty fair. I left a comment there with my thoughts (my review...
Read MoreJayMan • July 4, 2013 • 100 Words
(photo by me) And all that entails (also here, here and here). May the American Nations get along well on their collective birthday. Happy Independence Day to you and yours! Important other reading: