The bigots of NPR from NY Post: News by By RICH LOWRY

We should have known about Juan Williams long ago. The signs of a simmering bigotry were always there. The political commentator wrote the book "Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965." He followed that up with an admiring biography of Thurgood Marshall. Then, more books on the African-American religious experience, historically black colleges and black farmers. If there was anyone clearly on the verge of exploding in a venomous rant against a minority group, it was Williams. And then, inevitably, it happened. At least that's what National Public Radio must believe. The government-funded media outfit fired Williams for comments on the Fox News program "The O'Reilly Factor" that wouldn't even be considered particularly controversial outside the hothouse of NPR.

Read the full NY Post article here. See also: Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary, Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 (African American History (Penguin)), This Far by Faith: Stories from the African American Religious Experience

The man who saved New York from NY Post: News by By E.J. McMAHON

Former Gov. Hugh L. Carey is the Harry Truman of New York state — a political figure who left office in disrepute, only to have his stature rise in later decades. Just as Truman’s reputation was burnished by delayed appreciation for his Cold War leadership, Carey’s rehabilitation reflects a growing recognition of his role in tackling the near collapse of New York City’s finances 35 years ago. At a time when New York’s state government seems more dysfunctional than ever, this new book recalls an era when Albany actually worked. Seymour Lachman, a former state senator who runs the Carey Institute for Government Reform at Wagner College, and co-author Robert Polner devote most of their narrative to the dramatic crisis year of 1975. But they also sketch a colorful biographical back-story.

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