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Chris Lamb, The Conversation

‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams forgot a basic business principle: Know thy audience

Unlike other cartoonists, his work is being rejected for what he has expressed off the page.

Chris Lamb, The Conversation
· Mar 04, 2023 · 11:30 pm
Boxing and race: When Jack Johnson beat the ‘Great White Hope,’ the aftermath wasn’t pretty

No white boxer could defeat Johnson in the ring, so white America worked to defeat him outside the ring.

Chris Lamb, The Conversation
· Jul 03, 2021 · 01:14 pm
How does it feel to lose the US presidential election?

After his loss in the 2008 presidential election, John McCain said he slept like a baby: ‘Sleep two hours, wake up and cry.’

Chris Lamb, The Conversation
· Nov 03, 2020 · 07:30 pm

The police beating that opened America’s eyes to racial segregation laws

Seventy years ago, a horrific beating left a black World War II vet blind. His determined fight for justice would earn the support of Orson Welles, Woody Guthrie – and even the president.

Chris Lamb, The Conversation
· Feb 13, 2016 · 11:30 pm