by jpitney | Aug 28, 2021 | Civil Rights, Claremont McKenna College
My great uncle, Rabbi Joachim Prinz, helped organize the March on Washington with John Lewis and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963 and marched with them that day. RIP John Lewis, an inspiration for anyone interested in social justice and peace....
by jpitney | Jun 30, 2021 | Civil Rights, Uncategorized
By Hannah R. Pitney I have always believed that America needs more civility. During the Trump Administration especially, I thought there was a general lack of decency. I remember a moment during the first 2020 presidential debate when I thought to myself, “How is it...
by jpitney | Apr 24, 2021 | Civil Rights, Crime, Public Opinion
Michael Javen Fortner at City Journal: In a 2019 Pew survey, 44 percent of blacks reported being “unfairly stopped by police” because of their race; 54 percent said, “No, has not happened to me.” In a Monmouth poll taken after Floyd’s death, 44 percent of...
by jpitney | Mar 28, 2021 | Civil Rights, Democratic Primaries, First Amendment, Patriotism, Public Opinion
At The Liberal Patriot, Ruy Teixeira notes widely-held beliefs that pose challenges for progressive Democrats. Equality of opportunity is a fundamental American principle; equality of outcome is not. America is not perfect but it is good to be patriotic and proud of...
by jpitney | Jan 15, 2021 | Civil Rights, Race
The Tulsa World reports that Senator. James Lankford apologized to Black Tulsans on Thursday for not recognizing that his involvement in questioning presidential election results would offend them. Ok
by jpitney | Aug 16, 2020 | Civil Rights, Constitution, Deliberation
General James Mattis: America is not some finished work or failed project but an ongoing experiment. And it is an experiment that, by design, will never end. If parts of the machine are broken, then the responsibility of citizens is to fix the machine—not throw it...
