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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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McCain yells "Fair One"

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Sep 24 2008, 4:47 PM ET Comment

This whole thing about McCain wanting to delay the debates, or suspend the campaign, reminds me of being a kid and watching two dudes knuckle up over some minor juvenile dispute. ("Yo, he was trying to talk to your girl!") Inevitably one would rocked a few times and then hold up his hands and get to stalling--Yo, chill son, chill! Lemme take off my chain. Lemme take off my chain!




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