The Villain
JOE.Politics, culture, and personal stories. From the mind of a villain playing hero.
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Where Is Obama? And Will He Show Up in November?
Back in 2008 Barack Hussein Obama was an exemplary candidate—not just because he is one, but because he had to be. You don’t become President of the United States being Black and with a name like Hussein without being exemplary. The margin...
My Parents Weren't Overreacting: The Nolan Xavier Wells Case Through a Black Son's Eyes
As someone who grew up as a Black boy in a predominantly white Southern town near a lake with a strong boating culture, Nolan Xavier Wells’s death hit me hard. This case has been driving me mad—so much so that I’ve had a hard time even orga...
Hard Truths From a Black Democratic Socialist: The Democratic Party Is Lying to You
As a crucial primary is taking place in Maine where Graham Platner fights for his chance to unseat Republican Susan Collins in November, the nation is mere months out from what is shaping up to be one of the most contentious and consequenti...
Adam McKay's Warning and the Liberal Illusion
Just yesterday on a recent appearance on the Urgent Futures podcast, Adam McKay calls out the Democratic Party and saying that “no group is worse for America than white liberals.” The screenwriter, producer, and director didn’t mince words,...
Drawn Out of Democracy: The Real Losers of the Gerrymandering Wars
I grew up in the South, in North Carolina, knowing that representation was always conditional. That democracy, especially for Black Americans, came with an asterisk. You could vote, yes—but whether your vote actually translated into power w...
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