We spend a lot of our time talking about immigrants, minorities, and foreigners. But we almost never talk about white people. And we should. After all, there’s so many of them. According to the 2010 US Census, the United States contains 223,553,265 of them. They make up 72.4% of the country’s population. (For some reason, […]
Month: February 2015
From ‘American Sniper’ to Chapel Hill
After Tuesday’s events in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, some are saying that the triple murder of Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha, and Razan Abu-Salha was just an ordinary neighbor dispute with a horrific outcome. As Craig Hicks’ lawyer told a judge, “Unfortunately these victims were there at the wrong time at the wrong place.” (Someone will […]
Murdered for being Muslim, and the news is unfazed
The killing of young, promising college students would normally be a pretty big story. Shootings on or near campuses are usually a hot topic for cable news outlets. The horrific execution of three young Americans would ordinarily dominate our televisions. This morning I woke up to the tragic news of the murders of Deah Shaddy […]