Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Coachean Feed: Aff-Act, Chomsky on Zizek, racism is over (feh!) and Windsor explained

More links of interest to the debate community.
  • Finally! The Fisher decision in Plain English If the legal contusions of the affirmative action decision left you more than a little contused yourself, this is it in straightforward language. AA stands, but under scrutiny.
  • Chomsky on Zizek and Lacan This video is a little repetitive, as Mr. C dismisses Zizek and Derrida as posturers. Mostly he keeps saying, Where's the beef? Where's the material on which to base action? Sounds like me, if you ask me.
  • Despite what you might have heard to the contrary, racism is now over. Or maybe the south is just no more racist than the north. Or something. Try this nice batch of articles on the Voting Rights Act for aficionados of such trivia starting here.
  • And as far as SCOTUS's parting shot, here's a good summary of what really happened with gay rights: A home run but not a grand slam for gay-marriage advocates: In Plain English
That's two hits from ScotusBlog.com, by the way. It's a good resource.

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