Understanding the types of racism and racists is far more useful than simply labeling people as racist or not. Here…
Author’s note: as I repost this for Real Context News as Trump enters the third year of his presidency, we are in midst of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, one lasting already over a month. My below analysis is still deeply relevant, sadly: Trump began his first and now second anniversaries of taking office mired self-inflicted shutdowns. ***** Though I originally published this article in the…
For Many white Americans, a candidate of color who stays away from focusing on racial issues or from pushing whites…
Trump’s flirtatious waltz with hints and threats of political violence cannot be ignored and should not be underestimated. Apart from…
Yes, we can blame the poor Zika response on Republicans, which has put far more Americans at risk than necessary,…
The data on police shootings from recent years is clear and overwhelming with what it tells us: 1.) police haven’t…
It’s not a convincing argument that Trump picking a woman or a person of color will do much or anything to…
For the crime of terrorism to have weight, we must move globally towards a more specific definition that goes beyond…
On the Ides of March, the anniversary of Caesar’s assassination, we would do well to consider Caesar and the fall…
What His Candidacy Says About Today’s GOP Republican Presidential Candidate Scott Walker’s Record as Governor of Wisconsin Is, Objectively, Hardly an…
Author’s note: as we enter the longest government shutdown in American history as 2019 unfolds because of Trump’s border wall…
The rebel “Confederate” flag is much less of a problem than the values and system it represents. The romanticization of…
In the wake of the Charleston shooting, why a holistic approach is what we need to tackle both violent crime and…
Originally published on LinkedIn Pulse July 7, 2014 July 7, 2014 Brian E. Frydenborg- LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter (you can follow me there at @bfry1981) IDE…
Fascism comes in many forms; if Hitler and genocide can be one end of the spectrum, there’s plenty of room…