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Ta-Nehisi Coates - Ta-Nehisi Coates is a senior editor for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues for TheAtlantic.com and the magazine. He is the author of the memoir The Beautiful Struggle. More

Born in 1975, the product of two beautiful parents. Raised in West Baltimore—not quite The Wire, but sometimes ill all the same. Studied at the Mecca for some years in the mid-’90s. Emerged with a purpose, if not a degree. Slowly migrated up the East Coast with a baby and my beloved, until I reached the shores of Harlem. Wrote some stuff along the way.

Obama As McGovern

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Apr 24 2008, 11:58 AM ET Comment

Basically, I've let it be known that I few historical parallelism as primary weapon of the professional hack, the stock-in-trade--if you will--of weak-minded writers who'd rather grab the crutch of history and precedent, than do the hard work of determining what this particular, unique moment means. Still there is this stupid debate going on. Most of the entries reject the McGovern line, and thank God they do. Calling Obama, McGovern is incredible refitting of history.



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