David J. Snyder

Let him talk to the Texans who can still be convinced to support love, decency, and responsible politics. These petty criticisms are counterproductive.

Top ten all time just in terms of the sheer beauty of the two leads. I mean, my gawd . . .

Uncooperative prostate is less than ideal.

An elder said to me recently, “Democracy isnt just the documents we revere. It’s not just the Constitution & the Dec of Independence & not even just our laws. It has always been ALSO our willingness to defend these. And our willingness to expand the promise of US democracy—to extend its equity."

Dawn Staley is the finest coach in the history of the game, men's or women's. Change my mind.

It's never not a good day to celebrate #publicgoods in the USA! The most sustained era of public goods development was undoubtedly the New Deal. Check out this site, esp. the interactive map, that details all the ways in which US infrastructure was built in the 1930s and 40s: livingnewdeal.org

Don't mean this to come off creepy, but my god what a beautiful man he was. Endlessly talented. And he gave us Kate Bush! What a gift of a human.

Every department was operating at the highest level: not just acting, directing, and script, but costumes, lighting, sound, everything. Peak Warner Bros. across the board.

From the Editor’s Desk: There are No Quick Fixes, But . . . How to be a more effective writer? Well, there are emotional and psychological cadences that are important for effective writing: confidence, perseverance, perhaps courage. One must be able to tread.....

The single best piece of technical advice I have to improve your writing is, attend to your topic sentences:
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Am I hallucinating, or did we once have a torso-less cowboy thay tried to sell us cheese?

A thoughtful and probing meditation on the war in/with Iran by the philosopher Jack Weinstein. From a Facebook reel. Worth a listen: www.facebook.com/share/v/1Frw...

One of the most seminal events in an era of seminal events. The attack on Woodard led directly to Truman's Committee on Civil Rights, which led directly to the Dixiecrat bolt from the Dems, which led to the great political realignment of the 1960s-70s, and the politico-racial polarization of today.

Another close ally of Lampkin's was Homer S. Brown, one of the leading civil rights figures in Pittsburgh. Early pres. of the Pgh. NAACP chapter, he was also a visible state legislator before becoming the first AFAM judge elected in Allegheny County. His son, Byrd Brown, was also very active.
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Alma Speed Fox (1923-2022) took up the mantle of Pittsburgh civil rights leadership from Daisy Lampkin, becoming ex. dir. of NAACP chapter from 1966-71. Led marches and protests, representing the next generation of civil rights leadership on the Hill. Like Daisy, deeply involved in her community.

My Four Sons--er, Books ​My  fourth book , and the first book I have written myself, came out last month. I’m very proud of it. Its close examination of American power within the postwar Netherlands is something no...

It's hard not to look at one’s books like one's children. They are conceived in a flash of insight, gestated over a long period of hard work and high expectations, born suffering into the world, and then launched in a career over which a parent has no control: www.fractalpast.com/blog/my-four...

That is . . . some kind of verb tense.

William Nunn Sr (right) was managing editor of the Courier during Daisy's tenure as VP. Bill Jr. (smooching his bride) was a sports reporter, then managing editor himself before scouting for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Nunn Jr. drafted overlooked HBCU talent, creating the Steelers dynasty of the 1970s.

Brilliant, as usual. Her right and proper challenge to this committee, and to the administration more broadly, will go unanswered, of course. They are there to shield, not to reveal. I find it utterly disgusting.

Love this, and love you!

What?!?! Gross! Is this a de-shelling technique???

I get the point, and I'm certainly on your "side," but the history courses you're pointing to are usually required core courses, whereas the business and engineering are not. What if we did the same exercise, but with the graduate courses a LOT of senior profs would prefer exclusively teaching?

Neodvolám: Our Summer of Czech Dissent Prague is a beautiful city under any circumstances, but sometimes the universe determines to speak with even greater magic, and purpose.  Ten years ago this month I accompanied my ex-wife an on...

Anytime Warhol or the Velvet Underground get a shout-out, I have to post this blog reflection:
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Member of the prominent Writt family, Emma was a leader in suffrage education, bringing Daisy into the movement. The elegant Writt gardens hosted innumerable social occasions for Black Pittsburgh. The Writt family sponsored the NAACP, Urban League, and many other groups in which Daisy was involved.

It's an Edit, Not an Audit I imagine for some people being edited feels like a kind of assault, one’s deepest failings and frailties laid bare for the judgment of others. I know that I have edited authors who are awaiting my...

An edit is not an audit. It is neither a moment of condemnation nor vindication, however powerful the psychology might be. An edit is better thought of not as a judgment, but as a process of collaborative refinement.
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terrified me when I saw it on TV as a kid. still gives me the shivers

With Daisy as VP, the Courier developed stellar female talent. Julia Bumry Jones and Tori Schalk Johnson celebrated Black culture and society in the Women's pages. Evelyn Cunningham and Hazel Garland were star field reporters, Garland the first female AFAM editor-in-chief of a major US paper.
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ROFL!

Lampkin's high-profile fundraising successes in WWI-era Red Cross and Liberty Bond drives, brought her to the attention of city and statewide political leaders, such as PA Gov. Gifford Pinchot. In 1924 Lampkin was named a delegate to the GOP nominating convention in Cleveland.

Ella Baker was director of branches for the NAACP when Lampkin served as national field secretary. Lampkin often mentored younger activists, though whether she mentored the sure-minded Baker is unknown, or whether Baker's grassroots focus complemented Lampkin's more bourgeois orientation.
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Especially considering the scrub actors in A Few Good Men . . .