Congratulations, Justice Sonia Sotomayor! Sotomayor was confirmed earlier today by a vote of 68 to 31-nine Republicans crossed the aisle to vote for her.
With the ascension of one “wise Latina” to the highest court in the land, I assume the rounding up and imprisoning of whites will begin any day now, so I’ll have to [...]
President Obama got it pretty much right the first time, before there had been a huge outcry about our President criticizing a police office. Officer Crowley acted stupidly-and, might I add, wrongly-when arresting Professor Gates.
The important facts are these- Officer Crowley (white) responded to a potential breaking and entering complaint, found Professor Gates (black) in [...]
Sometimes there are no words. Paul Richmond’s first featured piece here boggles my mind to the point where I can’t tell if I love or hate it but its got something special about it. I appreciate the other pieces below with much less personal ambivalence but still appreciate the conflict within them: the elephant piece, [...]
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