Imagine a German restaurant so named. Blood and Soil<\/em>. My astute readers needn't be reminded of the provenience of this phrase. "Best blood sausage in the East Valley!" Or MOM's Diner of Mesa. "Fine Aryan cuisine served up right by members of the militia of Montana." Would you be offended? I just made up those examples.<\/span><\/p>\n But this is a real example: La Raza Steak and Ribs<\/a>, a Mexican joint in Apache Junction, Arizona. When I mentioned this to a friend, he replied, "That would be like naming a German restaurant Die Rasse<\/em>, The Race." <\/span><\/p>\n Once again, the double standard. So once again I ask: what would be left of the Left were leftists disembarrassed<\/a> of every single one of their double standards?<\/span><\/p>\n The use of La Raza<\/em> in the private sector as part of the name of a business is offensive, but tolerable. But it is a different story when state sponsorship is involved. <\/span><\/p>\n It is arguable<\/a> that there ought not be any state sponsorship of divisive symbols such as the Confederate flag. But, as Victor Davis Hanson points out in an important column<\/a>,<\/span><\/p>\n There are plenty of other overt racialist symbols that separate Americans. One is the prominent use of La Raza<\/em>, \u201cThe Race\u201d \u2014 seen most prominently in the National Council of La Raza, an ethnic lobbying organization that has been and is currently a recipient of federal funds. The National Council of La Raza should be free to use any title it wishes, but it should not expect the federal government to subsidize its separatist nomenclature.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n