The iPINIONS Journal

ANTHONY L. HALL takes aim at the global events of our times with a unique and refreshing perspective. For a teaser, he comments on…

Egyptian protesters demanding democracy … now:
“They seem to think that transitioning from dictatorship to democracy should be as quick and easy as downloading a good-governance App to their PDAs.”

The year’s most celebrated film, The Help:
“Am I the only one who finds it discouraging that the most celebrated relationships between black and white women in film are those which feature the former working as a domestic servant for the latter?”

Countries favoring China over the United States as their superpower patron:
“China’s largesse does not come with any of the situational morality that now impinges on America’s bilateral relationship with countries within its sphere of (financial) influence.”

Bryant Gumbel saying NBA Commissioner thinks he’s a plantation overseer:
“Gumbel strikes me as a stereotypical middleclass black who blurts out, in Tourette-like fashion, this kind of (the-man-is-keeping-us-down) bullshit in a self-conscious attempt to preempt being called an Oreo.”

Public furor over Amy Chua’s book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother:
“Nothing reflects the schizophrenic and indulgent nature of parenting in America today quite like non-Asian mothers wanting their kids to be just as educated and talented as Asian kids, while venting self-righteous indignation at the way Asian mothers raise their enviable kids.”

The re-election of Barack Obama:
“My support for him is as strong as ever and, despite all of the kvetching by progressives and demonizing by conservatives, I predict he’ll be re-elected in a Reagan-style landslide.”