Not civil rights at all. February 18, 2026. Introduction. Jesse Jackson died yesterday at the age of 84. He was

hailed at his passing for being a civil rights icon, but this brings up a delicate issue. Jackson has now gone

to meet his maker, but the definition of rights that he fought so hard to establish, and in many

ways, successfully, was a truly destructive view of rights. One of the very best things we could

possibly do for everyone, blacks especially, is repeal the 1964 Civil Rights Act. And this is the

delicate part. It really is unseemly to rejoice in a gleeful way over the misfortune of others

in a time of grief, and so I honestly wish the best for Jackson's family and friends as they mourn

his passing. That's one thing. But the others that he really was iconic, becoming a symbol of a definition of rights,

that kicked open the door to all manner of race hustling and shakedown artistry.

Every mention on the news of Jackson as a civil rights activist helps to cement in our minds a wrong-headed view of the whole business.

We really need to learn what's wrong with civil rights, and the sooner the quicker.

I say this understanding of the play that will be run on me.

Liberals will pass a law, calling it something like the Sunshine for Everybody Act,

and when you register your concern about the provision that taxes everybody who enjoys too much

sunshine at crushing rates, in order to give flashlights with fading batteries to everyone

who lives in places that

have gloomy winters. The flashlights, incidentally, manufactured by a friend of the bill's sponsor,

and costing the government about 5k apiece. And I think this sentence has gotten out of hand,

just like the flashlight giveaway program did. You were tagged as a bigoted hater of sunshine.

But let us proceed, anyhow. Start with the obvious.

The problem lies in how we go about defining that troublesome word rights. What do we mean by human

rights? What is meant by civil rights? Our problem is that our nation is torn apart by two

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