Category Archives: Discrimination

What to do with Social Media?

Posted on April 24, 2021 by wcoats

Social media is changing how we get news and debate public issues. How should its contents be regulated and by whom? The answer should reflect the fundamental importance of free and open speech for forming broadly supported public policies and … Continue reading →

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Hate Crimes

Posted on March 19, 2021 by wcoats

“The shooting deaths of eight people at Asian-run spas in Georgia this week triggered a vigorous national debate Thursday over whether the mass killing amounted to a hate crime.” “Georgia hate crime law-Atlanta shooting”  These deaths (and recent attacks on … Continue reading →

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Shifting Gears: The Way Forward

Posted on March 12, 2021 by wcoats

The Trump administration accomplished many good things and many bad things (especially in the trade and foreign policy areas). Trump himself belongs in jail in my opinion. Hopefully, with the new Biden administration we can turn our attention to policy … Continue reading →

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Are Venture Capitalists racists?

Posted on July 25, 2020 by wcoats

Shifting sovereignty from Kings to the people, was the beginning of human flourishing. In the United States, in its constitution the people returned only those powers to their government necessary to protect their wellbeing. The right to and protection of … Continue reading →

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George Floyd, RIP

Posted on June 1, 2020 by wcoats

How should we respond to the horrifying murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin, a bad cop with “18 complaints on his official record?” “A Minneapolis-police-chief-promised-change-george-floyd’s-death-shows-hurdles”  Finding a constructive answer is not easy.  While it is difficult to watch the … Continue reading →

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Black Marks in our History

Posted on October 20, 2019 by wcoats

On October 16, I attended a meeting of the Committee for the Republic at which “Defender of Liberty Awards” where presented to Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayahsi, Minoru Yasui, and Mitsuye Endo for their bravery and perseverance in defending freedom in … Continue reading →

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Where does the desire to explore come from?

Posted on August 10, 2019 by wcoats

Long ago I had the pleasure of introducing a young friend to types of food he hadn’t tasted before.  He was quite comfortable with his American style hot dog and hamburger meals and wasn’t certain he wanted to try new … Continue reading →

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The College Admissions Scandals

Posted on March 17, 2019 by wcoats

A few weeks ago, Ito and I went to “Admissions,” the very well performed and thought provoking play by Joshua Harmon about affirmative action, at Studio Theater. Several friends had independently attended the play and suggested that we get together … Continue reading →

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Is Rep Ilhan Omar anti-Semitic?

Posted on March 11, 2019 by wcoats

U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a Muslim Somalian immigrant, has been insisting that we need to publicly condemn Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza as well as in Israel itself. This mistreatment includes illegally occupying Palestinian land … Continue reading →

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Should Virginia Governor Northam Resign?

Posted on February 11, 2019 by wcoats

After first apologizing for his college yearbook picture in blackface (next to someone in a KKK costume), then denying that it was him in the picture, why hasn’t Governor Ralph Northam resigned? I think that it is because he knows … Continue reading →

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