Put Differently
A New York Times Op-Ed That Would Have Appalled Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King Day is supposed to get us thinking about how black people have come a long way but still have a long way to go. Okay, but what MLK Day has me as a black person thinking about is Lee Siegel. READ MORE >>
Why Eric Holder’s Effort to Help Minority Voters Could Backfire
Herman Cain Played the Race Card, But Liberals Are the Ones Who Dealt It
Stop Accusing Herman Cain of Minstrelsy
Why No One Is Right in California’s Affirmative Action Debate
The protests against the Berkeley College Republicans’ mock “Diversity bake sale” last week, in which minorities were charged lower prices than whites, are illustrating that history is all about taking a step backwards for every two steps forward. READ MORE >>
When Politicians Misspeak, Should We Care?
Driving While Dreadlocked: Why Police Are So Bad At Racial Profiling
‘The Help’ Isn’t Racist. Its Critics Are.
McWhorter: ‘Tar Baby’ Isn’t Actually a Racist Slur
“Iconoclastic” as I am thought to be on race, I have been struck by how equally unexpected one view of mine has been considered: that much of Shakespeare’s language is impossible to comprehend meaningfully in real time, so much so that most first-time viewers of a Shakespeare play are understanding grievously less of the meaning than they are aware. READ MORE >>
