Author: Amy Ridenour

Good Reporting Versus Being First With the Story

From the New York Times' "9/11 Panel's Report to Offer New Evidence of Iran-Qaeda Ties": The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the embargo placed by the commission on discussing the report until its release, said... No, they ...
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I May Be “Super-Ultra White,” But…

The following are excerpts from an article by C. Stone Brown on DiversityInc. (Diversity magazine's website) on July 14 (subscription required -- free trial available): Although some have criticized Bill Cosby for highly publicized comments he's made about poor African ...
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R.I.P., Dr. Constantine C. Menges

I just learned of the passing Sunday of Dr. Constantine C. Menges, one of the (largely) unsung heroes of our victory in the Cold War. It has been perhaps a decade since I last spoke with him, but he was ...
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Peeved

David Brock's organization seems to be peeved that Project 21 members appear on Fox's Hannity and Colmes so often. They also don't like member Kevin Martin's comment on the show Tuesday that asking President Bush to speak to the NAACP ...
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Thanks, Rush!

Rush Limbaugh was kind enough to defend Project 21 and other black conservatives on his show Thursday, and has had the transcript of his comments posted on his website. Rush is a great friend to Project 21. A bit over ...
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Mundane Tasks

A blog new to me, Torerolaw.com, reprinted on July 15 "The L.A. Times Defends Bush," an excellent article by John McWhorter about today's NAACP. Sample: Lifting blacks up is no longer a matter of getting whites off our necks. We ...
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“Gesture Politics Can Be Environmentally Unfriendly”

Dr. Madsen Pirie has a nicely to-the-point post about recycling on the Adam Smith Institute blog. An excerpt: Some people seem to suppose that by recycling paper they are saving trees, but the opposite is often true. Paper is mostly ...
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Suing/Censoring Fox News

Michael King at Ramblings' Journal has a post that could be a parody, but isn't: A group of left-wing groups, apparently including Common Cause, MoveOn.org and AlterNet.org, are planning to sue Fox News for using the slogan "fair and Balanced." ...
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Just That Ole Plantation Thinking

Kweisi Mfume and his allies just can't stand diversity. They believe blacks are allowed to have one point of view -- theirs -- and that any black who deviates must be under the control of white people. Don't take my ...
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Nader Deserves Apology

A Project 21 member is asking Congressman Mevin L. Watt (D-NC) to apologize to Ralph Nader, and is calling upon the Congressional Black Caucus to be a little more tolerant and respectful of others. Read about it here ...
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