A tour de force: well researched, brilliantly presented. Most notably it conveys an immense body of information yet keeps the reader engaged. But it also feeds my confirmation bias. Needed now is an enlightened liberal response that meets the same criteria, one that might sell me on staying the course that’s been set, at least in part. Alas, I’ve learned to expect only a din comprising the picking of nits, knee-jerk outrage, whimpering and the obligatory ad hominem attack that nowadays displaces enlightened liberal thought.
Yet, I have to hope, because I need to understand why it now is necessary to prove a negative to maintain innocence, as Mr Riley succinctly points out. Why are the roles of prosecutor, judge and jury, even of the appellate court system, vested in the accuser? Why does SCOTUS, insulated by the Constitution from the fray, seem only to be able to kick the can down the road, and only when it can’t ignore the can? Do these people even go home at night?
Steven Carter’s experience with Harvard Law School absolutely resonated, as it would with anyone who has ever been subjected to discrimination in any sense of the word (that’s all of us). But, having found itself in a hole of its own making, this bastion of liberal thought in its infinite wisdom promptly grabbed a shovel.
So did the mention of Elizabeth Warren’s “collateral damage”: to my dying day, she’ll be Fauxcahontas and I will have to deal with the immediate, unbidden thought: “Is this latest utterance of hers a lie, also?” That will be followed by another unbidden thought: “…OK. So what’s in it for her?” This is not the way I want to relate to those who would lead us.
Well over a hundred years ago, Frederick Douglass pointed the way, as Mr Riley notes. But we still don’t get it, don’t see it, willfully ignore it. Meantime, the current ever-growing malignancy demands ever more time and money. And now it has legitimacy, and worse, momentum, neither of which escapes Mr Riley’s scrutiny.
Yes, I very much need that reasoned, traditional liberal response. And I suspect Mr Riley would welcome it, also. Meantime, read this book; it will use your valuable time enjoyably and well.
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Brave, Bold, and Needed!
Brave! That word expresses what I feel about this book. I initially bought the kindle version. I subsequently bought the audio version to listen to while taveling. I then decided to purchase the hardcover as required reading and book report material for all of my kids. This book is needed and this is the exact time for it. The points on education and crime statistics are topics close to me. Living in Milwaukee and being very familiar with the policies of Sheriff David Clarke, I am all too aware of the negative things affecting the Black community. There were many eye openers in this book. In particular the stories of Jason growing up and being singled out for "talking white". I have been through similar things as well. I even dedicated one of my talk shows to discuss portins of it at www.earlhallshow.com. I would love to interview Jason Riley on my show. Can we make that happen? :-)
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