Sadly, I Believe Him
By Shorter Verbatim Richard Cohen: “I sometimes think I have spent years unlearning what I learned earlier in my life….slavery was not a benign institution in which mostly benevolent whites owned innocent and grateful blacks…Steve McQueen’s stunning movie “12 Years a Slave” is one of those unlearning experiences.”
Richard Cohen is, if I understand correctly, paid handsomely by a prominent national newspaper to write about politics.
…BREAKING! MUST CREDIT LGM! After seeing Ghosts of Mississippi, Richard Cohen no longer convinced that George Wallace was solely concerned with states’ rights.
…BREAKING! MUST CREDIT LGM! After seeing On the Beach, Richard Cohen no longer convinced nuclear holocaust would be entirely good.