Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
I SAT IN THE OLD WOMAN’S living room. It was a gaudy block home. The walls were outdated pastel colors, á la 1986. She was smoking menthols.
She knows she shouldn’t smoke, her daughter wants her to quit. Eventually, the old woman says she will.
“Quitting smoking ain’t hard,” she said. “I’ve done it hundreds of times.”
The debate surrounding menthol cigarette use among Black Americans often raises questions about individual freedoms and the potential mischaracterization of personal choices as racist.
An example from a formerly great city on how politicians and the bureaucracy are not staffed with the “best and the brightest” but the dimmest and the worst. “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” ~President Ronald Reagan As I’ve gotten older, my …