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This question is often asked in a whisper. Why? Because so many people believe the answer is an ugly one: bias, prejudice, racism--take your pick. Some attribute it to something less distasteful: Obama's unfamiliarity, his "exotic" background, his comparatively recent emergence on the political stage. The doubters--they would call themselves realists--often assert that these are just euphemisms for prejudice, a way of camouflaging what lies beneath...
...what about when the brain goes the other way? What about when racism isn't an unconscious bias you wish you didn't have but a hatred you embrace? It's hard to know how ordinary human brains become so twisted, but the problem may begin with our ability to fathom time...
...Religulous,” while sure to put Maher on a million shit-lists, challenges what we take for granted in religion, as both a phenomenon and institution. Despite its inevitable bias and self-commentating nature, the film speaks for itself—and it speaks loudly, passionately, and presciently. The job of a comedian is to attack sensitive issues in society in a way that both innocently mocks and pointedly slanders. Maher succeeds, probing into old wounds that refuse to heal. An anthropological affront, “Religulous” reminds us that religion looks a lot like mental...
...about how America could be, planted her feet, and antagonized anyone who doesn’t like how it already is. According to political legend, when he was told by a supporter that “every thinking man in America” (they were big on the gender bias back then) was behind him, Adlai Stevenson replied, “Thank you, but I need a majority to win.” Again, sadly, he was right—this time, twice over; he lost to Ike by a landslide, and, fifty years later, White House aspirants are still...
...Never mind the fact that Fitzsimmons’ proposal for an alternative would hardly alleviate socioeconomic bias. Fitzsimmons went on to say that he envisioned the SAT would be replaced by a set of five SAT II subject tests, which are considered by many to be more difficult. The subject tests rely on substance-based knowledge as opposed to skill-based knowledge, a factor that inevitably favors students from high-achieving educational backgrounds. It’s hard to imagine a student who performs badly on the SAT I because he wasn’t adequately prepared performing fantastically...