Despite “Nuclear Option” in Senate, Adegbile Nomination Was Radioactive
It wasn’t supposed to happen this way — not during President Obama’s “year of action.” Yesterday, a bipartisan coalition of senators defeated the nomination of radical lawyer Debo Adegbile, Obama’s choice to run the civil rights practice at the U.S. Department of Justice, by a vote of 47-52. While there ...
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Black Conservatives Discuss Barack’s Budget
Many reports about President Obama’s proposed budget for the 2015 fiscal year suggest that it is more of a stunt meant to affect the outcome of the 2014 mid-term elections than the fulfillment of a solemn constitutional obligation. At nearly $4 trillion in size, the Obama budget released earlier this ...
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Project 21 Members Predicted First Lady’s Food Fanaticism
Celebrating the fourth anniversary of her “Let’s Move!” kid nutrition and fitness regulatory crusade, First Lady Michelle Obama used last week as a springboard from which she launched more new ways to further regulate away Americans’ food freedom. This sort of nanny state parochialism has never gone over well with ...
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Free-Market Fixes Could Still Save American Health Care, by Elaina F. George, MD
As "law of the land," ObamaCare has already fundamentally changed American health care. Despite the partisan bickering and disastrous rollout, government has successfully inserted itself between doctors and patients — controlling everything from doctors' treatment options to patient choices about coverage. A group effort including the Obama Administration, liberal lawmakers, ...
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If I Were a Liberal, by Hughey Newsome
Peggy Noonan, the former Republican speechwriter, recently authored a column the Wall Street Journal titled "Incompetence." She highlighted examples of how Obama staffers "don't have a background in executing" the policies the President seeks to articulate. Rather, Noonan wrote, "they have a background in communicating, but not in doing." Of ...
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Get Over It: No Hatred in Obama Critiques, by Christopher Arps
Quite often, fellow African-Americans hear me criticize President Obama and ask me why I hate the President. I reject the premise of the question. I don't hate President Obama, but I do strongly dislike his policies and the divisive tone he has set for his presidency and our nation. Unfortunately, ...
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Blacks Must Speak Outside the Language of Race (Part 1), by Derryck Green
Blacks must become multilingual. I'm not saying that black folk should learn a second language such as Spanish or Chinese — although the fact that Hispanics are the dominant minority and China is ascending economically might make knowledge of these languages a handy skill. No, it's not as much about ...
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Blacks Must Speak Outside the Language of Race (Part 2), by Derryck Green
Contrary to popular liberal belief, Black Americans don't speak with one voice. It was the same California blacks who, in 2008, voted for both traditional marriage and Barack Obama — the man who helped craft a U.S. Supreme Court that overturned the popular vote for California's Proposition 8. Past polling ...
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Disproportionate Definitions of “Disproportionate,” by Hughey Newsome
In a speech this past February, Attorney General Eric Holder said Americans need to reconsider the punishment that convicted felons lose their right to vote. While some states have means for felons, usually those convicted of non-violent crimes, to regain their voting rights, Holder said, "an estimated 5.8 million Americans ...
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Project 21 Condemns Vandalism of Ole Miss Statue of James Meredith
Son of Conservative Civil Rights Icon, a Member of Project 21, Issues Statement FBI, Local Police Investigating Apparent Hate Crime Washington, D.C. - Members of the Project 21 black leadership network condemn the apparent February 16 hate crime on the campus of the University of Mississippi in which a statue ...
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Project 21 Members React to Report on Estimated Minimum Wage Increase Job Losses
A new report issued by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office suggests that around 500,000 jobs — perhaps as many as a million — could be destroyed between now and 2016 as a result of a mandated raise in the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10. Forcing such as job-killing ...
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Clarence Thomas Called “Uncle Tom,” Again – Project 21 Responds
A state representative in Alabama, during a seemingly unrelated discussion on legislation concerning land surveying, reportedly voiced his disapproval for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas because Thomas – a black conservative – is married to a white woman. He also called Thomas an “Uncle Tom.” Project 21 members are ...
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Nagin Conviction Provides Lessons for Black Politicians, Racial Apologists
Project 21 member Nadra Enzi, a Louisiana resident, has some tough commentary regarding the conviction of former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin on 20 counts of bribery, money laundering, tax evasion and other fraud. Nagin, who was mayor of the Crescent City during Hurricane Katrina and is infamous for not ...
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About Those January Jobs Numbers…
Despite the official unemployment rate going down against slightly in January, there is absolutely nothing to celebrate. A year into President Obama’s second term, the numbers behind the official figure shouldn’t excite anyone. January jobless numbers from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics put the official unemployment rate at 6.6 ...
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Black Men Can Benefit Better from Sports Opportunities, and Here’s How, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.
Older siblings often provide useful insights. That's why I wasn't surprised when my older brother recently provided some about young black men attending college on athletic scholarships. My brother would probably not describe himself as a conservative, but this particular wisdom is infused with conservative principles. He began by asking ...
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We are Black History, by Demetrius Minor
Every February, we are kindly reminded of the contributions of black Americans in the past. We reflect on the bravery and courage of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, who through the process of abolition liberated many and validated the cause of freedom. We embrace the legacy of the Reverend Martin ...
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An Americentric Thought: Let’s Rebrand “Black History Month” as “American History Month,” by Nadra Enzi
My fellow Americans of all colors and creeds, I have a proposal that probably will offend some and comfort others. It is offered in the spirit of fulfilling the guiding American principle that you see on your money: E pluribus unum — out of many, one. I propose that we ...
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Black History Month Makes a Mockery of Black History, by Stacy Swimp
During "Black History Month" most people focus on black America's "heroes." Stories are shared about the past, or what some call the "black experience" in America. Unfortunately, Black History Month seems to have become a mechanical celebration of a few people and a few things that are deemed appropriate by ...
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Minimum Wage Could Cause Maximum Pain for America’s Most At-Risk
A minimum wage increase, a earning rate that affects just 1.1 percent of Americans workers over the age of 25, is one of the key 2014 policy priorities for President Barack Obama and his supporters. It’s a small goal that could have a devastating effect on the American workforce over ...
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More Black Conservative Criticism of Obama’s State of the Union Address
Last night, just minutes after the end of the State of the Union, ten members of the National Center’s Project 21 black leadership network issued blistering rebuttals to President Barack Obama’s angry rhetoric and sweeping promises. Today, some of those same members have expanded their remarks while more Project 21 ...
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