Chad Stanton

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, Conservatives Ongoing Effort To Nullify The Obama Presidency, on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 2 months ago

With the death of Supreme Court Justice Scalia Senate Republicans are determined to deny President Obama the ability to appoint a new justice to the open seat. This closely follows House Republicans decision to […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, “The Marrow of Tradition” Echoed into the Present, on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 3 months ago

I’m currently reading Charles W. Chesnutt’s “The Marrow of Tradition”, a novel fictionalizing the very real race riots that ended Republican rule in Wilmington, North Carolina at the end of Reconstruction. I can’t […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, Opponents of “Political Correctness” Prove Why It Is Necessary, on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 3 months ago

There is a narrative around “political correctness” that is taking root as established knowledge for liberals and conservatives alike. Folks such as Jonathan Chait, Kevin Drum, and Conor Friedersdorf have all […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, Speak It Plain, on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 3 months ago

The Republican Party holds undeserving sway in our political system because we value their voters more. Empirically the composition of our legislature stems from gerrymandering that overvalues Republican voters. […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, Rough Up Russia, Chin Check China, on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 4 months ago

Watching the Republican Primary debate last night it is a wonder that there is still a narrative around “moderate” Republicans restoring sanity to this process. There aren’t any “moderate” Republicans in this […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, Ted Cruz: The New Face of the “Reasonable” Republican Party, on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 4 months ago

Donald Trump’s candidacy has moved the Overton Window, the range of ideas the public will accept, so far to the right that Sen. Cruz is now the more “reasonable” option for Iowa caucus-goers. As I write, […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, The Party of Personal Responsibility Blames Obama (Part Infinity), on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 4 months ago

President Obama has been the all-purpose “get out of governing” solution for the Republican Party since Obama won the Presidency in 2008. The GOP has blamed Obama for their inaction on comprehensive immigration […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, “Lesser Schools” and My Experience as a Black Texas Ex, on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 4 months ago

Fisher v. The University of Texas at Austin is in the Supreme Court again. The lawsuit centers on whether or not “less qualified” students were admitted to The University of Texas at Austin, at the expense of […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, Finland, Universal Basic Income and Implications Here at Home, on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 4 months ago

Finland is currently drawing up a proposal to give its citizens an universal basic income. If all goes as planned this should be huge because it will provide some empirical data to judge the claims of those who h […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, Rubio: Surveillance On Cafes, Diners, & Mosques – Okay; Background Checks on Gun Purchases – “Incredible Burden”, on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 4 months ago

Senator Marco Rubio has, unknowingly, demonstrated the exact mindset among conservatives that cause many to question their sincerity when they pledge to keep Americans safe.

Senator Rubio was willing to commit […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, No, It Is Not “Just Trump”, on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 4 months ago

The extremism we are seeing on the right is the result of Donald Trump, and Donald Trump alone. This is an often repeated claim from the Republican Party and the conservative movement. More than a mere talking […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, Domestic Terrorism Targets Black Lives Matter, on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 5 months ago

We have been inundated with talk of terrorism since the attacks in Paris. Dave Weigel has an excellent report on how Americans are fearful of domestic terror attacks from Syrian refugees in particular and Muslims […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, Syria, Russia, NATO and the Ever More Complicated Position We Find Ourselves In., on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 5 months ago

Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet for violating its air space. Russian President Putin has called the downing of the fighter jet a “stab in the back”. Russia’s statements currently do not foreclose int […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, We Must Stop This, Now, on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 5 months ago

The current call to apply a religious test to Syrian refugees, and even deport those who may already be here is what religious persecution looks like.

It is not a red cup without snowflakes. It is not having to […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, How We Can Help Rural America (Pt. 2), on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 5 months ago

Previously I wrote about employment and education policies that could help improve the lives of Americans living in rural areas. It is my firm belief that work and family are the bedrocks of any successful […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, How We Can Help Rural America (Pt. 1), on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 5 months ago

Lauren Gurley recently wrote a piece for “In These Times” titled “Why the Left Isn’t Talking About Rural American Poverty” that does a good job of identifying the issue with liberals inability to effectively […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, Martyrdom, Race, and Conservatism, on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 5 months ago

Recently three high profile stories have highlighted the consequences of a line of thinking that is nearly ubiquitous but not very well understood by many folks. The different stories have different implications […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, Rod Dreher and “Racial Pessimism”, on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 8 months ago

Rod Dreher recently wrote a non-review on Ta-Nehisi Coates’s “Between The World and Me”. In explaining why he wouldn’t be reading the book Dreher wrote a critique of Coates’s viewpoint summed up here:
Reading […]

Chad Stanton wrote a new post, You Are A Guest Here, on the site Very Very Urban 2 years, 9 months ago

The dashcam footage of Sandra Bland’s arrest has been released. In the footage Ms. Bland seems to have been arrested for showing insufficient deference to the officer who pulled her over. The act of smoking a […]

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