Race
Today at SCOTUS: Affirmative Action on Trial
The Supreme Court hears arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
Dear Liberals, Stop Defending Racist Progressive Woodrow Wilson
Surprisingly, the 28th president still has his defenders on the left.
Ben Carson's Blackness, Legal Weed Fail, and Criminal Justice Reform Backlash: Matt Welch and Kmele Foster on Sirius XM at Noon ET
Call 877-974-7487 to heckle the former Independents co-hosts!
Supreme Court Tackles Racial Bias in Jury Selection
SCOTUS hears arguments in Foster v. Chatman.
Is a 'Black Silent Majority' Responsible for Some of America's Harshest Drug Laws?
A new book argues that black America helped pave the way for the War on Drugs.
Can a Nice Muslim Girl from Maryland Really Identify as Jewish?
Amna Farooqi, Muslim head of Israel-advocacy group J Street, says she is "culturally Jewish."
The Muddied Racial Histories of Our American Presidents
The lengthy history of applying the one-drop rule to our chief executive
Are Republicans Becoming the Party of White Identity Politics?
Donald Trump's popularity may signal a shift to a more European-style right populism.
Show Me a Hero: Fear and Loathing in Yonkers
Public housing politics takes center stage in David Simon's new HBO miniseries.
Friday A/V Club: We Could Use a Man Like Warren Harding Again
One Harding rumor confirmed, one Harding rumor refuted
Washington Post Undercounts Number of Unarmed Black Men Killed by Cops, Misses Bigger Picture
Solutions to police violence have to focus on systemic problems, not demographic appearances.
College Codes Make 'Color Blindness' a Microaggression
The worst thing about college speech codes is how they incite hyper racial consciousness.
Ron Paul: 'Unborn Black Lives Matter'
Paul thinks "black lives matter" movement should spend more time stopping abortions.
Stephen A. Smith: Every Black Person Should Vote for the Republican Nominee for President in 2016
Perhaps some Republican candidates may even be more capable of demonstrating black lives matter than Democrats
Frederick Douglass on Liberty, Slavery, and the Fourth of July
"Interpreted as it ought to be interpreted, the Constitution is a glorious liberty document."
Gun Rights Benefited Black Americans During the Civil Rights Movement and Still Do
People demand "gun control" while grieving over the racist massacre in Charleston, but gun rights have proven pivotal to black Americans' safety and freedom.
In Wake of Fatal Shooting, Louisville Cops Shut Down Station Rather Than Meet With Local Police-Reform Advocates
Recent incidents in Louisville reflect a wave of "officer-involved shootings" and community-cop issues in Kentucky and Southern Ohio cities.
The 'White Negro' Hall of Fame Needs a New Wing for Rachel Dolezal
For better and worse, fluid racial identity has long been part of hipster culture
Ronald Bailey Argues that People Should Be Free to Assert Whatever Gender or Racial Identity They Feel.
Jenner is a woman and Dolezal is black - it's no big deal!
Clarence Thomas and the Confederate Flag
Understanding Justice Thomas' vote in Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Jenner Is a Woman and Dolezal Is Black: Self-Fashioning in the 21st Century
People should be free to assert whatever gender or racial identity they feel.
GOP's Diverse Presidential Lineup Won't Solve its Minority Problem
It has a knack for picking candidates who are alienated from their communities
UPDATED! Don't Confuse Rachel Dolezal with Caitlyn Jenner
There's a pretty bright line between being a fraud and being trans. Unless you're a conservative pundit.
Harvard's Asian-American Quota Turns Diversity on Its Head
College puts the brakes on rewarding the educational successes of a minority group.
Challenging Affirmative Action and Gerrymandering: AEI's Edward Blum
Pending court cases pertaining to race-based legislation.
Joan Walsh Says Dangerous Things About Race That Help Perpetuate Police Brutality
Perhaps her white privilege is showing and she should take her ideological fellow travelers' advice on it
Riots in Baltimore: What Is Seen and Unseen
The city has been on a slow burn for years.
Here's What Happens When Diversity and Non-Racism Collide on Campus
Left-wing attitudes hurt the cause of individual justice.
Does Camille Paglia Have Any Hope for Our Modern Society?
The Cultural Critic Discusses Sexuality, Race, Gender, Feminism, and Hillary Clinton
Rand Paul Talks SAE Controversy, Drug War with MTV News: 'Still Vestiges' of Racism
"There is a problem in the criminal justice system."
New Jersey Has a Law That Makes It a Crime Not to Surrender Your Drugs to Police
President Obama says marijuana shouldn't be a priority for young people, but all the young people whose lives have been ruined by the drug war would disagree.
The Black Family in 1965 and Today
Poor black neighborhoods are not the unassisted creation of poor black people, but largely the malignant result of factors beyond their control.
What Clarence Thomas Learned from Malcolm X
Understanding the legal philosophy of the conservative Supreme Court justice.
Libertarianism, the Anti-Slavery Movement, and Black History Month
Classical liberalism and the fight for racial equality.
Friday A/V Club: Ice-T's Guide to Sexual Subcultures
When the down-low panic came to Law and Order: SVU
UNC-Chapel Hill Admin Only Wants to Discuss Diversity with Students Who Share Its Liberal Biases
How productive could a pro-diversity event be if it was not itself diverse?
Cleveland Cops Claiming Racial Discrimination in Suspensions for Shooting Two Unarmed Black People Can Still Appeal, City Says
Eight cops involved in a deadly car chase are suing for being placed on more restricted duty than was mandatory.
