Alexander Cockburn

Martin Peretz said blacks had “cultural deficiencies” at a March 21 breakfast hosted by the American Jewish Committee. With minimal differences in phrasing, his remarks were subsequently reported in both Newsday (3/22/94) and the Washington Post (3/28/94). It seemed to me a good opportunity to play the “blanket condemnation” game in reverse. We’re all familiar […]

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Alexander Cockburn

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