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Trump Shut Down the Government for 57 Miles of Border Fencing. Here Are 10 Things He Could've Done With That $1 Billion
In a recent disclosure, the Pentagon says it is ready to give up $1 billion to build 57 miles of fencing along the southern border to stop the influx of Mexican Transformers wearing missile helmets and armed with bags of Oxycontin hidden in Ugg boots to entice white women. Yes, you read that correctly: $1,000,000,000…
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How to Whitewash a Mass Murderer
Before we begin, you should know what this is all about. Instead of waxing eloquently about how white men get to become sympathetic figures even after they commit the most heinous acts imaginable, we decided to show you. When Adam Lanza strolled into Sandy Hook Elementary strapped with guns and opened fire on 6- and…
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Happy Birthday, Mr. President: A Birthday Basket From Black America
What do you get the mediocre white man who’s been gifted everything from his real estate portfolio (see: father Trump) to the White House (see: Russia)? Well, The Root staff writer Michael Harriot and Senior Editor Stephen A. Crockett Jr. have come up with a few ideas—a few trinkets, if you will—that black America would…