Outside the Beltway

Seven decades after de jure segregation was outlawed, de facto segregation is alive and well.

It’s been around for a very long time.

Are we betraying the Founders?

A major effort to capture the diversity of America.

Explaining the inexplicable.

It’s harder than I would have thought.

The realignment of America’s political parties wasn’t quite what was hoped.

Group dynamics and limited choices.

On racism, Republicans, and names

On Florida’s updated standards regarding slavery.

A quick follow-up to a previous post.

Thoughts after reading Part 2 of the Reuter’s series, “Slavery’s Descendants”

Slavery is an inextricable part of our past, whether we want to talk about it or not.

The inevitable has happened. Now for the fallout.

It’s becoming just another day off work!

Getting rid of Confederate tributes is long overdue. It ain’t cheap.

Teachers are frustrated over interference from outside.

Inane, effective, and part of a far broader ideological debate.

A pending Supreme Court ruling could be more impactful than many realize.

Discrimination? Issues? Incumbency?

What will it take to end the cycle of violence?

President Biden had a meeting with some historians. The horrors.

The iconic basketball player, coach, and civil rights leader is gone at 88.

How long can the unsustainable be sustained?

The longstanding celebration that become a national holiday last year is being exploited for profit!

Who gets to claim Latino heritage?

Very little progress has been made towards racial justice.

Has a franchise that’s always been political gone too far?

There are many barriers to true freedom.

With choices like these it’s easy to understand why people take plea deals

A favorite anecdote from Robert Caro’s first masterpiece is likely untrue.

A piece in The Atlantic inspires thoughts.

The trailblazing soldier-statesman has died at 84.

Legislatures and school boards politicize what our kids are taught.

Another example of structural racism.

You know, some light weekend thoughts.

Cries that American democracy is in jeopardy are not hyperbole.

The latest bogey man is likely not well understood.

Let’s call it what it is.

It’s not just Red states that put up too many barriers.

And, really, all of this current wave of election legislation.

Hammerin’ Hank is gone.

A parting shot from the Trump administration.

Not of governance.

There are different, and not equally good, reasons to talk about labels.

A civil rights legend has passed.

The Magnolia State is the last in the nation to have the stars and bars on its state banner.

1619, Episode Three

The evidence is clear. Injustice feeds rage and rage sometimes boils over.

If the goal is to change politics, not just vent frustration, messaging is important.