CV and mad panic behaviour

[LP]

Many things in life are interdependent - it's folly to think you can change one thing and expect big improvements. Race is enmeshed with several other things that would create the problem, but there's no doubt that race is a big part of the problem, probably the biggest.

PaulP, thanks for the links.

FYI, while I'm not commenting on those articles as I haven't yet read them yet, I've worked in places including Arizona and Carolina, commuting to places Wisconsin, Washington and Illinois. At one stage I use to commute between Australia and Arizona on a 4 day cycle, so I've had lots of air miles. My next door neighbour spent almost 15 years living and working in the USA. Between us we've seen a good chunk of life in Joe Average USA and reality is far far away from the bulk of articles published by think tanks or the media. Independence and Freedom of Speech is a myth in the USA, it's the great lie. Be very careful attributing too much to some NY coffee shop or Rhode Island bookworm!