The Fallacy of Needing Black Leaders

The presidential election cycle brings games of duck-duck-goose for the candidates. They have to visit just the right mix of business interests, ethnic groups, and men’s and women’s gatherings of all types. A few weeks before the 2012 vote, media headlines read “Mitt Romney Faces Tough Questions From Black Leaders.” Almost every news site had…

Conor v. Floyd : Why they unite America in perfect harmony

Why will Conor and Floyd unite America? Because they’re both vile dudes and you like vile people. “No, I don’t,” you might be thinking. “I don’t like Floyd, at least, because of his apparent misogyny and racism and such.” Yes, you do, ya liar. You like the bad guy. You grew to love Scarface and Ice Cube. You…