The Education Senator Redux

Tuberville claims he was taken “out of context.”

Digital Blackface!

Inventing outrage in an already outrageous world.

The Limits of Academic Freedom

UPenn law professor Amy Wax as a test case.

Fear and Censorship in Education

Teachers are frustrated over interference from outside.

The Democrats’ Patriotism Problem?!

Whither American civil religion?

Dilbert Canceled

Newspapers across the country are dropping the popular strip over a racist rant.

WokeGPT?

The controversial AI has some interesting programming quirks.

Zealots and Pluralists

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

U.S. Government’s Woke Training!

There’s training on uncomfortable subjects. Oh noes!

The Perfect President

What Americans say they want in the Oval Office.

Why Stacey Abrams Ran Behind Raphael Warnock

Discrimination? Issues? Incumbency?

Craziness, Disconnectedness, and a Toxic Political Climate Equals Violence

The attack at the Pelosi house should surprise no one.

Fear and Resentment of a Changing America

A revealing comparison of Republican districts that deny and don’t deny the 2020 outcome.

Can Reporters Have Friends?

A new book raises fundamental questions about how far journalistic objectivity should extend.

The Confederacy and Today’s Military

It goes deeper than base names.

Fear of a White Scholar

President Biden had a meeting with some historians. The horrors.

Anti-Zionism Isn’t Anti-Semitism

Many young, progressive Jews are feeling unwelcome in young, progressive circles.

Social Justice the New Religion?

The intersection of politics, morality, and meaning.

Private vs Public Opinion

What we believe and what we say we believe are often not the same.

Michael Langley Becomes Marines’ First Black 4-Star General

A major milestone has been reached.

Bill Russell, 1934-2022

The iconic basketball player, coach, and civil rights leader is gone at 88.

House Passes Marriage Protection Bill

The symbolic vote attracted a handful of Republican votes.

More Thoughts on Teixeira’s Move to AEI

Sometimes people just change jobs.

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The Coming Democratic Majority Isn’t Guaranteed

Ruy Teixeira finds that Hispanics aren’t yet woke.

Abortion and the Filibuster

Assuming they had the votes, should Democrats carve out yet another exception?

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Biden Less Popular Than Worst President Ever

He’s underwater and not going to take it anymore.

The Anglicization of Spanish Place Names

You-VAL-dee? You-VAHL-day? Oo-VAHL-deh?

Princeton Fires Creepy, Lying Professor Who Happened to be Conservative

There’s much more to the story than meets the eye.

The Identity Politics of Identity Politics

Who gets to claim Latino heritage?

Two Years After George Floyd

Very little progress has been made towards racial justice.

Michael Langley to be 1st Black Marine 4-Star General

A long-overdue milestone has been reached.

Just Move If You Don’t Like it Here!

There are many barriers to true freedom.

Neal Adams, 1941-2022

The legendary comic book artist is gone at 80.

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Life Ain’t Fair, College Edition

The SAT is a poor measure of college aptitude but it’s better than most others.

Respectability Politics

A Black columnist argues that Will Smith set back a whole race.

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Talking Past Each Other

A post that’s only tangentially related to cancel culture.

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The Right Is Having A Hard Time Framing Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson As An Extremist

If this is the best they have, they don’t have a lot

Some Thoughts on “Cancel Culture”

Thomas gets the ball rolling, and I take off from there.

Virginia’s Youngkin Already ‘Underwater’

The Commonwealth’s undemocratic political system is, shockingly, unrepresentative of the will of its people.

Are Helmet Laws Racist?

Surprisingly, yes.

Dan Patrick’s Attack on Tenure in Texas

His attacks are, in fact, the best case for tenure.

More Rogan (but not Just Rogan)

Musings about US politics and culture.

Why Was Whoopi Goldberg Suspended?

Since when is it a crime to say stupid things on “The View”?

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[Updated 1/31] Both Sides Are NOT the Same: “Banned” Book Edition

People, details do in fact matter!

Race and the Myth of Meritocracy: Supreme Court Edition

When “obviously qualified” apparently isn’t enough

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In honor of MLK, some dubious tweets & a lesser-known speech

Once again, today marks a day where folks who would never have supported Dr. King decide they should praise him

Violence Inequality

The safety gap between affluent, white and poor, minority communities has grown over the last three decades.

Sidney Poitier, 1927-2022

A pioneering Black actor is gone at 94.