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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.
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Carly Fiorina should stop "helping" Sarah Palin

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Sep 16 2008, 2:27 PM ET Comment

Seriously, she's had all the "help" she can take. That said, does this give us some insight into the Bush years? Do some conservatives simply underestimate the task of government? Does this explain the "she's just like me!" thing? Is the idea that running a business is hard, but any fool can run a government? Also she follows this up with another foible about McCain.




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