Then and Now

The good folks at Electoral-Vote.com have published an interesting map of the electoral votes in the 1976 and 2020 elections: As they say: Compare the 1976 map with the 2020 map. Eleven states (including D.C.) stayed blue (D.C., Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin). Twelve states stayed red … Continue reading Then and Now

Gun Safety

There was a story in the nytimes today about a white police officer in Texas who was convicted of murdering a Black woman when he fired a bullet through her bedroom window. The details are a bit sketchy, but apparently what happened was this: Atatiana Jefferson, who graduated in 2014 from Xavier University of Louisiana … Continue reading Gun Safety