Tarzan: The Father of Modern White Liberalism

I was never a big fan of the original Tarzan show; however his ability to not only communicate with the animals, but to almost instinctively know exactly what they wanted was very interesting to me. This self-appointed “Lord of the Jungle” was also the mouthpiece as well as the defender of the native Africans that [...]

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A Bad Situation Turns Good

First, the bad news:

The Ypsilanti school district is embarking on the third and final phase of a program to resolve racial inequities in discipline, a longtime issue in the district.
At a school board meeting Monday night, a team of principals and other administrators discussed their efforts at reducing discipline disparities and requested community involvement in [...]

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Yet Another Way Keep Whites on the Hook for the Sin on Racism (Part II)

Study Shows Unconscious Race Bias Found in Brain
The study included 13 white subjects between the ages of 18 and 30 who were shown pictures of the faces of black people while their brain activity was being monitored. The subjects were presented with these images for either 30 milliseconds—too short for the subjects to be aware [...]

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Good News for Coach Ty

Tyrone Willingham and Lorenzo Romar are recognized as accomplished college coaches, the biggest reason Washington administrators are glad to have them working the sidelines.
“The fact that both men are black and supervising the school’s two most visible athletic programs is “a little bit extra,” in the words of university president Mark Emmert. (more… Coach Ty had [...]

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Interesting Websites

It seems that some of the best websites that I come across are sites that I do not intentionally look for. There are two websites that I will highlight:
#1. GoodNewsNetwork.org
This is a very good site concept as its main purpose is to highlight good news (something that most media outlets tend to leave [...]

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10 Ways to Be a Better Dad (National Fatherhood Initiative)

Have any of you had a Dad that did any of these things?
#1. Respect Your Children’s Mother
One of the best things a father can do for his children is to respect their mother. If you are married, keep your marriage strong and vital. If you’re not married, it is still important to respect and support [...]

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Bush 2.0 Needs Major Upgrade

As a conservative independent (man, I hate these titles don’t you), I have no problem telling you that not only did I vote for Bush in this last election, but I would have voted for him again if the election took place today (Kerry/Edwards just didn’t have what it took to be a serious [...]

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Study: Blacks More Fat, Less Fit Than Whites (Forbes Magazine)

“After evaluating 5,069 people referred for an exercise stress test to detect coronary artery disease, Dr. Carl J. Lavie, director of the exercise laboratories at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, and his colleagues found black patients overall had a higher level of obesity and a lower exercise capacity than white patients. The most [...]

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Today’s Commentary: Yanking Schools Back From Oz

“In addition to undermining incentives, social promotion makes it much more difficult for struggling students to ever catch up. Retaining students who haven’t learned the material allows them to be grouped with other students who have similar academic skills and needs, improving the odds that they will receive the appropriate instruction and learn what they [...]

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Today’s Commentary: Yanking Schools Back From Oz

“In addition to undermining incentives, social promotion makes it much more difficult for struggling students to ever catch up. Retaining students who haven’t learned the material allows them to be grouped with other students who have similar academic skills and needs, improving the odds that they will receive the appropriate instruction and learn what they [...]

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