Bill Prady

Co Creator: Big Bang Theory. Married to @JessicaQueller. Members of hate and conspiracy groups (Q, MAGA) blocked. No pitches, please.

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A Vonnegut book (Cat’s Cradle) transformed me as a reader in high school. That small-minded cretinous toads would take Vonnegut’s amazing memoir of war away from students simply breaks my heart. https://t.co/KZtN8kvSUS (from X)

“A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!”—The New York Times Cat’s Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet’s ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, Cat’s Cradle is one of the twentieth century’s most important works—and Vonnegut at his very best. “[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist.”—Harper’s Magazine “Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense.”—Atlantic Monthly

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@bobzulka @FlaniganColette A terrific book on the parties’ realignment is “The Great Migration and the Democratic Party: Black Voters and the Realignment of American Politics in the 20th Century” by Grant. Here’s an interview with the author: https://t.co/OrAfDP2QHO (from X)

Where Black people live has long been an important determinant of their ability to participate in political processes. The Great Migration significantly changed the way Democratic Party elites interacted with Black communities in northern cities, Detroit, New York, and Chicago. Many white Democratic politicians came to believe the growing pool of Black voters could help them reach their electoral goals—and these politicians often changed their campaign strategies and positions to secure Black support. Furthermore, Black migrants were able to participate in politics because there were fewer barriers to Black political participations outside the South. The Great Migration and the Democratic Party frames the Great Migration as an important economic and social event that also had serious political consequences. Keneshia Grant created one of the first listings of Black elected officials that classifies them based on their status as participants in the Great Migration. She also describes some of the policy/political concerns of the migrants. The Great Migration and the Democratic Party lays the groundwork for ways of thinking about the contemporary impact of Black migration on American politics.