Seth Forman
Seth Forman is author of American Obsession: Race and Conflict in the Age of Obama ( Booklocker.com 2011) and Blacks in the Jewish Mind: A Crisis of Liberalism (New York University Press) among other books. He blogs at www.mrformansplanet.com. Dr. Forman has written for such publications as Frontpagemag.com, Weekly Standard, the American, Academic Questions, Gotham Gazette, Partisan Review, Newsday, The American Scholar, American Jewish History, and Midstream. He is currently Research Associate Professor at Stony Brook University and the Chief Planner for the Long Island Regional Planning Council. His opinions and editorials are not associated with any of these institutions.
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The American Dream: Sick, but Not DeadThe American Dream of the past eighty years has been defined as single-family home ownership. Today, those aspirations have become extremely difficult for vast numbers of young people and newcomers to fulfill.
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U.S. Hispanics Show DiversityNationwide Mexicans are by far the largest Hispanic group.
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Obama and America's Racial DivideBlack political segregation, nurtured by the policies of the 1960s, has only hardened in the Obama years.
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Gay Marriage: Who Cares?People of good conscience, supporters and opponents both, should at least be given the opportunity to consider and come to terms with the possible consequences.
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Why Census Population Counts for Long Island, New York City Were Less Than AnticipatedIn all likelihood, both the Census Bureau's Population Estimates program and the LIPA annual population survey did not capture the sudden but widespread effect on the region's housing and immigrant populations of the 2007-2010 economic down turn.
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Thank God for Obama's Broken PromisesObama had promised to close Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba since he began running for president and continued this pledge once taking office. Good thing he didn't. -
What the U.S. Census Means for America, New York, and Long IslandA review of the first 2010 census release shows America, New York and Long Island are becoming more suburban. -
Donald Trump Scores an Important Victory . . . Over the MediaDonald Trump is a shameless self-promoter. But he has achieved something important with his decision to focus like a laser on Obama's failure to produce a birth certificate. -
Why the Media Ignores Charlie Sheen's PoliticsFor the producers of Dateline, believing that America attacked itself on 9/11 just doesn't tell you anything important enough about a person's character to report. -
Why I Am a Global Warming SkepticA bullet point compendium of information discussing the current status of the "global warming" debate.
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If "Modesty" is the Way Forward for Public Civility, Start with the White HouseI point out several instances of Obama's staggering hubris in my forthcoming book on Obama and race, as does Jonathan Last in the Weekly Standard. But I'll list only few here.