Protest rights don’t mean “Do what I say or I’ll hurt you.” Our system doesn’t work that way, or at least it isn’t supposed to. We pride ourselves on the right to say no. We vigorously defend the right to hold views we don’t agree with.
Race in America
Racism: Does the Worst Kind Come from Democrats?
Have you stopped being a racist yet? I never thought I had a problem with racism. Most of us probably don’t. What we think and do doesn’t always make a difference, though. Sometimes we are wrongly blamed for things because we are in the wrong place at the wrong time, like America in the age of Obama.
Does Our Government Use Race to Create Hate Crimes?
Hate crimes are the dream of politicians. They know they can use government to fan the flames of racial unrest and turn tragedy into a national call to action as soon as they have helped the media render judgment. Justice in some form or other comes later.
Universal Preschool: Civil Rights or Bad Kids?
Do Arne Duncan and Eric Holder understand what they are suggesting when they talk up civil rights and race as part of the push for universal preschool?
The newest release of the Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data Collection is turning the argument for universal preschool into a dialogue about civil rights, race, and opportunity.