Implicit Race Bias and the 2008 Presidential Election: Much Ado About Nothing? Source: PENNumbra (University of Pennsylvania Law Review) The election of Barack Obama marks a significant milestone for race relations in our nation—on this much our debaters agree. The meaning of this milestone for th...

Mick Murphy, courtesy of The Bike Show from Resonance FM the legend goes a bit like this: he trained with weights made from stone, he made a living as a circus performer, on one stage in the 1958 Rás, after his bike had broken down, he stole an ordinary bicycle from a farmer and chased down the lea...

You're black, you have some money in your pocket and you're driving a nice car through a little town in Texas, minding your own business. Window down, radio rockin', life is good. If that town is Tenara, the money in your pocket and the nice car means you're a drug dealer.  For...

So, after a few weeks of hearing how amazing the new show RuPaul’s Drag Race is I figured it was time that I saw for myself what all the hoopla was about. I started recording the series in reruns over the past week and finally got around to watching the show … and OMG, is it awesome! I p...

Why oh why isn't Barack Obama proud of his hugely important Irish heritage? Wait, didn't you know? The preisdent is 3.1% Irish, and to really annoying Irish people, that is enough. See, the president goes on and on about his "black" dad and "white" mom but he never acknowledges the importance in his...

"Is it racist for white people to shoot black zombies?" asks the prestigious Wall Street Journal. It's a touchy issue, and we all have our opinions. But are those opinions stupid? This zombie racism controversy has arisen because "Resident Evil 5" features a white hero shooting African zombies, beca...

Kevin Acklin has been mentioned (see here and here ) as a possible Republican challenger to Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. Yesterday, he announced that he will run as an Independent: Today I filed with the Allegheny County Elections Division to register as an Independent. Over the next two months...

Putting the “special” in Special Advisor.  Meet Van “Down By The River” Jones.  The next left-wing bigot with a major conflict of interest to be installed in James Urkel Carter, Jr.’s Admemphistration.  Some may remember my commenting on his lunacy at this year’...

I said this at buymeaclue 's earlier: I was off LJ for about a week when it originally broke out, I think. And frankly, although I'm reading selectively, I can't keep up with everything rydra_wong links unless I drop everything else I'm doing, and some of the "everything else" includes stuff that ke...

I am very late to the party that is Rupaul's Drag Race.  Not late in the watching and enjoyment part, but I am behind in doing drawings from the show.  If you've already seen this program, then you know it's probably the best thing ever on television.  If you aren't...