Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Newsletter

3 weeks ago | kareem.substack.com | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem’s Daily Quote: The world may be unfair, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be. A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king: If this doesn’t scare you about the future of our country then nothing will. Rubio says U.S. will 'aggressively' revoke visas for many Chinese students: Another case of stabbing ourselves in the eye to alleviate an itch.

1 month ago | kareem.substack.com | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem’s Daily Quote: A common phrase may have a more profound meaning than we think. Kristi Noem Wants to Turn Immigration Into a Twisted Game Show: Noem wants to be the next president. She thinks cosplaying, making videos, and hair blow-outs are the way there. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to put warning labels on gas stoves: California’s Governor Newsom is also prepping his run for the White House. But he’s trying to balance social justice championing and pandering to MAGA.

1 month ago | kareem.substack.com | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem’s Daily Quote: A rumination on getting rid of unnecessary stuff. Trump’s New Air Force One? Why Qatar’s Luxury Jet Gift Draws Constitutional Scrutiny: When is a plane not a plane? When it’s all about establishing precedent for how much you can get away with. Trump’s new pardon attorney says he will scrutinize pardons that Biden issued at the end of his term: Trump had to pull Martin as nominee as the top federal prosecutor for D.C. because even Republicans don’t like him.

1 month ago | kareem.substack.com | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

This week marks the publication of my new book, We All Want to Change the World: My Journey Through Social Justice Movements from the 1960s to Today. To celebrate, I’ve included an excerpt from the book and removed the paywall so anyone can read it. The section I’ve included is the opening pages of my chapter on free speech, the foundation upon which all other rights are built. Without free speech, a democracy cannot exist.

1 month ago | kareem.substack.com | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem’s Daily Quote: When we beat the odds in life, it isn’t a metaphysical commentary on our value. Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison: He won’t, of course. But his limp reasoning and suspicious timing should scare us all. Jewish faculty decry Republican panel members ahead of antisemitism hearing: Antisemitism is the default bias of the smugly irrational. Some of the GOP members of this panel investigating antisemitism are clearly bigots.