Hillary Clinton

White Silence, Illogic, and the Political Prigs

by Jane Devin on 03/20/2008

Prig n. 1. A person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner. I don’t believe that a Caucasian person could have given a speech like the one Barack Obama did on March 18th. In fact, it is almost certain that a white person could not have even [...]

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Almost Too Much to Do

by Jane Devin on 02/16/2008

I once worked for a company where the unpublished motto was “let’s just move forward.” In theory, the goal may have seemed admirable, but practically speaking it was a disaster. Moving forward without addressing past issues only leads to the snowball effect. Sooner or later, the problems and failures of yesterday that weren’t fixed will [...]

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