Palestine 101

Palestine 101

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In a blog comment I made some time ago I spoke of how the term “Palestinian” is a “recent invention.” More correctly, the “recent invention” is this concept that “Palestine” has ever been a sovereign country, or that...
____-American

____-American

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I wrote the following blog post in 2009, but the organization I was working for determined that it was too hot to publish. So it never saw the light of day. Until now … * * * I’ve noticed that the blank in “____-American” sometimes references a...
I’ve Been Racially Profiled

I’ve Been Racially Profiled

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I had some issues completing my 2010 Census. First, well after all my friends had returned their forms, I still hadn’t received one in the mail. Then, when it finally did arrive, after it was due, I was stumped by question #9, which asked, “What is Person...
Census Corruption

Census Corruption

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Today is the day that U.S. citizens must return their U.S. census form. If the form is not postmarked by today, they’ll receive a visit from their friendly local census taker. I guess I should expect a visit soon. Not because I refused to fill out the form, but...
Ted Slater