John Rosenberg

John Rosenberg blogs at Discriminations.

Nobel Committee Chooses ‘Hope’ Over ‘Change’

Saturday, October 10th, 2009 - by John Rosenberg

Remember Rigoberta Menchu, 1992 Peace Prize winner, a choice also based on talk rather than actual achievement?

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Frankenstein’s Monster: ObamaCare’s ‘Individual Mandate’

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 - by John Rosenberg

The full implications of requiring Americans to buy health insurance have not been sufficiently appreciated — or feared.

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On ObamaCare, Beware the ‘Not Required’ Argument

Friday, September 25th, 2009 - by John Rosenberg

Whenever a politician says nothing in his proposed legislation requires this or that, you can be pretty sure that both this and that will be crammed down the public’s throat in short order.

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Obama at Portsmouth: ‘Civil Rights’ for the Sick

Thursday, August 13th, 2009 - by John Rosenberg

Obama spoke of "civil rights" and "discrimination," but his definitions of the terms were something else entirely.

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‘Structural Inequality,’ ‘Barriers’ to Equality, and the (Un)teachable Moment

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 - by John Rosenberg

Obama and Gates articulate a radical view of "equality" that progresses way beyond the simple absence of racism.

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Colorblind Equality: A Winning Issue for McCain?

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 - by John Rosenberg

Opposing race-based preferences could help power a McCain comeback.

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