I just came across this provocative opinion piece from Atlantic senior editor Ta-Nehisi Coates in the New York Times. Coates gives his take on Dr. Ben Carson’s sudden celebrity within conservative circles. According to Coates it’s mostly due to his status as a bona fide conservative black man willing to call liberals “the most racist people […]
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Dr. Ben Carson Apologizes for What He Said on Fox News
Hopkins neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson’s political career must be well underway, as he’s already had to apologize for his “choice of words” in discussing his views on gay marriage on Fox News last week. The beloved conservative voice grouped gays in with NAMBLA and “people who believe in bestiality” as examples of groups who don’t […]
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Monday Afternoon Links: Spring Snow!; WaPo Profiles Ben Carson; House of Dels. Passes Med. Marijuana; and More
Spring Snow – The Baltimore Sun Maryland House Passes Medical Marijuana Bill – The Capital Gazette Ben Carson: Balancing Healing with Political Activism – The Washington Post The Safe Bets for College – The New York Times New Mad Men Teaser Reveals What to Remember From Last Season – Business Insider
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Ben Carson, Hopkins Neurosurgeon, Imagines Himself in the White House
“Let’s say you just magically put me into the White House.” That’s the scenario the soon-to-retire Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Ben Carson asked the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference to entertain for a moment — and according to the Sun, it brought “the crowd to its feet.” The Obamacare-hating, flat-taxing-loving, conjoined-twin-separating doctor has recently […]
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Let’s Hope This Guy Doesn’t Say Anything Controversial in the Next Month
As we previously reported, Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson voluntarily stepped down from serving as commencement speaker for the Johns Hopkins’ Schools of Medicine and Education after students objected to his widely-publicized comments equating homosexuality with bestiality. The School of Education announced last week that it would replace Carson with the ever-popular Wes Moore, […]
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Tuesday Links: Woman Charged in Bathroom Purse-Snatching Scheme; Dr. Ben Carson to Appear on Fox 45; Soft-Shell Crab Could Become State Sandwich; and More
Woman federally charged in bathroom purse-snatching scheme – Baltimore Sun Ben Carson scheduled to appear on Baltimore’s Fox 45 Town Hall – Baltimore Sun Towson baseball could see another inning – Baltimore Business Journal Maryland Senate backs soft-shell crab as state sandwich – Baltimore Sun Great Gun Gobbledygook: The Paradox of Second Amendment Hardliners – The Atlantic
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Friday Morning Links: What Makes a Med School Great?; Did Ben Carson Go Too Far?; Ivy League Reports Lowest Acceptance Rates Ever; and More
City Police Shoot Man Who Was Firing Guns in Backyard – The Baltimore Sun Gas Tax Gets Green Light, Advances to Senate Floor – The Capital Gazette Z on TV: Did Ben Carson Go Too Far on Fox? The Baltimore Sun What Makes a Medical School Great? – The Atlantic Ivy League Acceptance Letters Went Out, […]
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Dr. Ben Carson Wows the Wall Street Journal
Courtesy Citybizlist – Dr. Benjamin Carson for President? That was a call The Wall Street Journal made last week after watching the veteran Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon’s address at the National Prayer Breakfast, with President Barack Obama and Senator Jeff Sessions by his side. “Whether this weekend finds you blowing two feet of snow off the driveway or counting […]
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UPDATE: Commencement Speaker Extravaganza: Baseball Players, Hollywood Directors, and More!
Well, we know one person who is not going to be a graduation speaker this year. (That would be Hopkins’s Dr. Ben Carson, who opted not to give the speech at the graduation for the Johns Hopkins Medical School after students protested his homophobic remarks.) Here’s who’s speaking at local schools this year:
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East Baltimore Community School Takes Shape, Assembles Board
The East Baltimore Community School, Inc., the partnership educational institution operated jointly by Johns Hopkins and Morgan State Universities, is meant as a kind of flagship redevelopment project for the struggling Middle East community. As it ramps up for its move to a $42 million, 90,000 square foot campus in fall 2013, the school is […]
