Kenny Xu: The Growing Attacks on Asian American Excellence
The Inconvenient Minority author and head of Color Us United says it's time for the country to become truly colorblind.
Race
A Different Approach to Anti-Racism
"If you want to fight the impulse that we human beings have to feel better than others," says Chloé Valdary, "it's a bad idea to make people so insecure."
'Equity,' 'Multiculturalism,' and 'Racial Prejudice' Among Concepts That Could Be Banned in Schools by Wisconsin Bill
A bill touted as banning "critical race theory" in schools would actually ban a huge array of speech around culture, race, and sex, its sponsor says.
Florida Anti-Riot Law 'Violates the First Amendment,' Says Court in Scathing Rebuke of Gov. Ron DeSantis
The law's "vagueness permits those in power to weaponize its enforcement against any group who wishes to express any message that the government disapproves of," Judge Mark Eaton Walker warns.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Is Right That Democrats Have a Vaccine Hesitancy Problem, but It's Not Nearly As Big As the GOP's
Although Patrick notes that blacks are less likely to be vaccinated than whites, the gap between Republicans and Democrats is much larger.
Texas Wins the Census
Plus: Oregon ditches high school proficiency requirements, new vaccine rules in San Francisco and New Orleans, and more...
U.S. Is Becoming More Urban and More Ethnically Diverse, Says Census Bureau
People who checked the "Some Other Race" or racial combination census boxes are now America's second largest ethnic group.
Chloe Valdary: How Kendrick Lamar and The Lion King Can Help Close the Racial Divide
Forget Robin DiAngelo and White Fragility. Theory of Enchantment uses popular culture to make workplaces more inclusive and welcoming.
Diversity Seminars Don't Have To Be Maoist Struggle Sessions
Chloe Valdary's Theory of Enchantment program uses Kendrick Lamar, Cheryl Strayed, and The Lion King to ease workplace racial tensions.
In Their Own Words, This Is What It's Actually Like for Black and Brown People in Cuba
"They're arresting people at their homes."
Are Republicans Who Support New Voting Restrictions Racist or Just Partisan?
Each major party portrays the other as a deadly threat to democracy.
Chuck Schumer Says He Wants To Legalize Marijuana. His Bill Suggests Otherwise.
The Senate majority leader's racial rhetoric and overly prescriptive approach make an already iffy effort even more quixotic.
School Choice Is the Answer to Education Disputes
Religious families aren’t the only ones seeking escape from endless curriculum wars.
The Critical Race Theory Debate Wouldn't Matter if We Had More School Choice
Guide your children’s education and let your opponents teach their own kids.
Republicans Urged To 'Lean Into' Critical Race Theory Culture War
Plus: UFOs, young people and socialism, and more...
Don't Ban Critical Race Theory in Education. Embrace School Choice Instead.
It's wrong for politicians to suppress important debates in schools. Instead let families have more control of their kids' educations.
Classes Canceled as Lawmakers Cut Boise State Budget Over Diversity Course Kerfuffle
The university abruptly shut down dozens of classes over an unfounded claim that a white student was taunted.
Voters Have Defeated a Texas School District's Plan To Punish Students for Microaggressions
The opposition to Southlake's plan was understandable.
At The New York Times, Intent Does Not Matter When Someone Uses 'the N-Word,' Except When It Does
The paper let linguist John McWhorter use the racial slur he was discussing but felt a need to explain that decision.
A Cross-Ideological Case for Ending Exclusionary Zoning
A recent Century Foundation report highlights reasons why breaking down barriers to building new housing should appeal to left, right, and libertarians alike.
Jane Coaston: Meet the Libertarian New York Times Podcaster
"At some point, a regulation or a law with the absolute best of intentions will be wielded by people who may not have the absolute best of intentions."
Vermont Is Prioritizing 'BIPOC' Households for Vaccines. That's Almost Certainly Unconstitutional.
Anyone 16 or older and identifying as BIPOC can get a vaccine in Vermont now. Whites under the age of 50 will have to wait a little longer.
Basic Income Programs in Marin County and Oakland Exclude White People. Is That Legal?
The answer mostly hinges on how much the government is involved.
A New Report Shows Elijah McClain Was Killed by a Cascade of Constitutional Violations
An independent panel concludes there was no legal justification for stopping, frisking, arresting, or assaulting McClain.
'I Use Heroin to Be a Better Person': Columbia University Neuroscientist Carl Hart
His new book, Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, is a provocative manifesto for legalizing all drugs.
Chris Stewart: Race, COVID-19, and the Future of School Choice
Black families need control of their children's K-12 education, says the Minnesota activist. The past year's lockdowns might just make that happen.
Oregon Weighs Race-Based Vaccine Preferences
Instead of allowing people with chronic medical conditions to get a higher place in line, a pivotal Oregon committee leans into racial justice considerations.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Is a Superb Film About Power, Art, Commerce, and Race
Chadwick Boseman shines in his final role.
To Mitigate Racial Inequity, the CDC Wants To Vaccinate Essential Workers Before the Elderly
Vaccinating by age would save many more lives.
Inside the NYPD's Biased Prostitution Policing
Plus: White women and Trump votes, Biden taps California AG as HHS Secretary, and more...
My "The Hill" Article on Similarities Between Immigration Restrictions and Racial Discrimination
Among other parallels, both restrict liberty and opportunity based on arbitrary circumstances of birth.
Shelby Steele on the Implications of Michael Brown's Tragic Death
In a new documentary, Steele argues that the "story of victimization" was an attempt to "win power."
School District Decides Asians Aren't Students of Color
The absurdities that result from overreliance on semi-arbitrary race-based categories
Shelby Steele: What Really Killed Michael Brown?
A new documentary argues that Great Society liberalism laid the foundation for 2014's police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
Judging From His Grilling of Amy Coney Barrett, Sen. Richard Durbin Thinks Voting Is More Important Than Staying Alive
The senator thinks people with felony records should lose the right to armed self-defense but not the right to cast a ballot.
The Long, Dark History of Family Separations
How politicians used the drug war and the welfare state to break up black and Native American families
Yes, the 1619 Project Actually Suggests That Year Was America's True Founding, and Nikole Hannah-Jones Admits It
The New York Times tried to disassociate itself from a claim its reporter made just a few days ago.
Affirmative Action in College Admissions Will Be on California's Ballot in November
A November ballot initiative would pit minority communities against each other.
University's Center for Social Justice and Inclusion Hosts Race-Segregated Virtual Events
University of Michigan-Dearborn offers one discussion space for students of color, and another for whites.
D.C. Prosecutions Highlight the Connection Between Gun Control and Racial Disparities
Why do progressives who worry about unequal justice support policies that are bound to make that problem worse?
Yes, Black NYU Students Demanded Segregated Housing. No, the University Didn't Agree to It.
"NYU does not have and will not create student housing that excludes any student based on race."
Does Anybody Really Want To Be Called Latinx?
More than three-quarters of U.S. Hispanics have never heard the term, and only 3 percent prefer it.
