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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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Pride in being ignorant

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Feb 16 2009, 2:24 PM ET Comment

I don't know why conservatives think it's smart to undersell global warming. But making my way  through Zachary Roth's utter ownage of George Will's latest, I thought about this gem from the campaign. These guys don't get it. Even the Market for Stoopid is touched by the Recession. In fact, since stoopid is a luxury, it's likely to get hit the hardest.

On another note, this clip reminds me of that great Chris Rock bit about how niggers love to not know--which is weird, and yet also, quite beautiful.



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