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Tag Archives: Demagoguery
The Times: Worse Than Bush
Here are some staggeringly frightening numbers about you, America, via Portfolio.com‘s Jeff Bercovici: The nation’s preeminent newspaper, the New York Times, has a lower approval rating than the president. Even with the awful war, stagflation, spying and the rest of … Continue reading
When Slots Met Racism
There’s a hilarious, and hilariously depressing editorial in this week’s Banner. Melvin Miller, the paper’s editor and publisher, excoriates the legislature – particularly the Speaker – for trying to run out the clock on the Governor’s casino gambling proposal. Which … Continue reading