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The propensity to conduct observances such as “2-minute silences”, particularly in the face of national tragedies, lies at the root of social evils that depend on nationally familial contradistinctions to exist.

Read more: Why I Did not Observe Britain’s 2-Minute Interlude

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“For all my flaws, I believe I have been chosen by God and commissioned by history to be the model to the world of justice and inclusion and diversity without division.”

Read more: Idea that U.S.A. is God's Chosen is Dangerous

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I stepped onto the speakers' platform at the Virginia Festival of Books in Charlottesville with Newsday editor Les Payne to discuss our chapters in his book When Race Becomes Real. Bernestine Singley, the other panelist, had edited the book.

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“I am not anti-Islaam or any other religion.”
“I support the free exercise of all religions.”
“For those who have been offended by my statements, I offer a sincere apology.”

Those were Army Lt. Gen. William Boykin’s responses to criticisms of his recent fundamentalist theological commentary.

Read more: Absolute Religious Certainty is Dangerous at Home and Abroad

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I’m a former full-time journalist turned journalism professor. I continue to commit occasional acts of journalism, and I retain a deep affection for, and commitment to, the craft and its ideals. That’s why it pains me to say this: The performance of the U.S. corporate commercial news media after 9/11 has been the most profound and dangerous failure of journalism in my lifetime.

Read more: “Hijacking Catastrophe” Fills a Void Left by Journalists’ Failures

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