Conservatives and Critical Race Theory

The latest bogey man is likely not well understood.

Unskilled? No Problem!

Are we thinking about job training all wrong?

Philip Mountbatten, 1921-2021

Queen Elizabeth’s husband has died two months shy of his 100th birthday.

Transphobia, Academic Freedom, and the First Amendment

The 6th Circuit is allowing a professor fired for misgendering a transwoman to sue his state university.

List Of School Shootings In The United States By Death Toll

Our current forms of collective action on guns have failed us.

President Joe Biden participates in a virtual call with the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Mission team members Thursday, March 4, 2021, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. President Joe Biden participates in a virtual call with the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Mission team members Thursday, March 4, 2021, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

Biden’s $3 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

We’re about to spend a whole lot more money.

Anti-Asian Hate in America

A mass shooting in Atlanta draws attention to a problem of which I was only tangentially aware.

Elite Private Schools, Race, and Fear of the Woke

Also some ironic positions on capitalism.

Reporting and Commentary Should Remain Separate

There’s more than enough opinion journalism.

Culture Clash at the New York Times

America’s Newspaper of Record needs to figure out what it wants to be.

Biden’s Culture War Aggression?!

The hidden wokeness of our new Critical Theory-loving President.

Henry Aaron, 1934-2021

Hammerin’ Hank is gone.

1776 Report Should be 86’d

A parting shot from the Trump administration.

Freedom, Security, and Insurrection

The aftermath of the January 6 Capitol riots runs into the First Amendment,

Democrats Win Georgia Runoff, Likely to Take Senate

Kamala Harris will be very, very busy the next two years.

MLB Recognizes Negro Leagues as a Major League

A long overdue–and complicated—recognition.

Cleveland Indians Changing Name

The inevitable only took 105 years.

Charley Pride Dead at 87

A country music legend is yet another victim of COVID.

The Fascism Is Here To Stay

While the authoritarian threat recedes, the fascist threat remains.

President-Elect Biden’s Victory Speech

“Now this campaign is over, what is the will of the people? What is our mandate?”

Two Parties, Not Two Countries

We’ve just had an election, not psychoanalysis.

The Two Sides of Fox News

Last night amplifies a long pattern.

Trump Gaining Black and Hispanic Voters

Some surprising poll numbers.

Nick Saban Tests Positive

Alabama’s head football coach and athletic director have both tested positive for COVID-19.

Trump Bans ‘Critical Race Theory’ in Federal Training

As Election Day draws closer, the President is doubling down on stoking racial resentment.

Disdain for the Less-Educated?

Is shunning those without college degrees the last acceptable prejudice?

Some New Polls

New numbers show more consistency.

Andrew Sullivan’s Complicated Legacy

The one-time wunderkind, blogging pioneer, and same-sex marriage champion is now on the outs.

Pro Athletes Boycotting Games

The NBA playoffs have been hit with a work stoppage.

Harris and Racial Labels

There are different, and not equally good, reasons to talk about labels.

A Post-Trump Republican Party

What would a reborn GOP look like and who would vote for it?

Richmond Police Claim White Supremacists Behind BLM Riots

The ‘outside agitators’ trope strikes again.

When Equality is Unequal

Black football players at Iowa complain they were treated differently—and also the same.

Cops Aren’t Soldiers

The similarities are obvious. The differences are more important.

John Lewis Dead at 80

A civil rights legend has passed.

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Demography is Destiny

It’s just not immediate.

NPR Hit Hard by Pandemic

Telecommuting has taken a bite out of an industry built on commuting.

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Traffic Signals Not Racist

Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar.

A Diminished, Surreal July 4th

The crowd for DC’s fireworks celebration was small but weird.

Mob Tears Down Baltimore Columbus Statue

A controversial monument in Little Italy has been destroyed.

NFL to Play ‘Black National Anthem’ Before Games

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” will reportedly precede the “Star-Spangled Banner” in the opening week.

Let All The Poisons That Lurk In The Mud Hatch Out

This St. Louis couple neatly summarizes what’s wrong with America.

Woodrow Wilson Disavowed by Princeton

An accomplished racist will no longer be honored by the university.

Black is Back

The evolution of America’s racial language continues.

Racist Narratives about Covid-19

Racial and xenophobic rhetoric and Covid-19.

Cancel Cancel Culture

The state of American debate is not strong.

President Trump Travels to Maine President Donald J. Trump walks from the Oval Office to the South Lawn of White House to board Marine One for Joint Base Andrews Md. Friday, June 5, 2020, to begin his trip to Bangor, Maine. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufiour) President Trump Travels to Maine President Donald J. Trump walks from the Oval Office to the South Lawn of White House to board Marine One for Joint Base Andrews Md. Friday, June 5, 2020, to begin his trip to Bangor, Maine. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufiour)

Republicans Losing Fear of Trump

As the President becomes less popular, there are signs he’s losing support from his co-partisans in Congress.