Paul Ryan and the Secret Lives of Inner-City Black Males: The Historical Context of 'Dog Whistle' Politics

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Paul Ryan and the Secret Lives of Inner-City Black Males (via Moyers & Company)

Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) comments about poverty arising from the culture of “inner city” men stirred a hornet’s nest of controversy.  Recent Moyers & Company guest Ian Haney López argued that whatever Ryan’s true intent may have been, the…