Race far from dead as major issue, the South far from new
Recent Supreme Court décisions occasioned the following excellent contributing editorials from liberals in today’s “New York Times.” Thomas Edsall on the marginalization of blacks in the South via gerrymandering and “bleaching.” http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/the-decline-of-black-power-in-the-south/ Linda Greenhouse on Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s dissent in Fisher vs. University of Texas: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/the-cost-of-compromise/?hp All of this gives the lie, in my opinion, […]
California’s same-sex marriage decision
I have now read Judge Walker’s decision in California (documents.nytimes.com/us-district-court-decision-perry-v-schwarzenegger?ref=us), and I think I conceded far too much in a recent online colloquy with someone in the blogginheadstv fora who was opposing same-sex marriage, primarily on the grounds that heterosexual marriage has been the preferred means for achieving the state’s interest in perpetuating or increasing […]
“Accidental Husband” – should have been aborted
“Accidental Husband” is a 2008 romantic comedy directed by Griffin Dunne and used as a star vehicle for Uma Thurman, but it also enjoys the presence of Colin Firth and Isabella Rosellini in supporting roles. It was released to theaters in the UK but went direct to DVD in the US because its distributor went […]