Outside the Beltway

Who gets to claim Latino heritage?

Very little progress has been made towards racial justice.

A long-overdue milestone has been reached.

There are many barriers to true freedom.

The legendary comic book artist is gone at 80.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Surprisingly, yes.

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

Musings about US politics and culture.

A too-small step in the right direction.

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

People, details do in fact matter!

When “obviously qualified” apparently isn’t enough

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

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

A pioneering Black actor is gone at 94.

When life doesn’t imitate art.

We’re likely to see more instances like the Capitol Riot and the Kyle Rittenhouse shootings.

Two controversial monuments are gone.

Our reactions to recent murder trials tells us a lot about our divided country.

A just verdict—but just a verdict.

The average American is neither progressive nor all that interested in politics.

A weird new narrative has emerged.

Another example for the conversation.

Mayor Pete is being mocked for telling obvious truths.

It’s usually more effective to run for something rather than against someone.

The trailblazing soldier-statesman has died at 84.

Is the Worldwide Leader responsible oblivious to bigotry?

A spectacular fall for a man who has been at the center of the football world for three decades.

Legislatures and school boards politicize what our kids are taught.

An emotional day set the tone for the investigation.

Several stories, not enough time for full write-ups.

Oh, FFS.

Another example of structural racism.

An arrest underscores what the problem isn’t.

Some people claim there’s a woman to blame.

New York Times columnists are not a representative sample.

Critical race theory rears its ugly head yet again.

The second won’t be so fortunate.

A pandemic and the rise of Zoom meetings unleashed an academic theory into the wild.

And linkages to broader US politics.

You know, some light weekend thoughts.

An artist engages with her critic.

Should wills have an expiration date?