Bush beats the press to distraction
I think President Bush does protest a bit too much about The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal's exposure of his administration's secret money-tracking program....
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Tinkering with voting rights
A not-too-funny thing happened to the 1965 Voting Rights Act on its way to renewal in the House of Representatives: A real debate broke out. The act has been protecting...
Bias’ unintended legacy
Twenty years have passed since the cocaine-induced death of basketball wizard Len Bias touched off a war against drugs. His legacy, in the odd way that politics plays out, is...
Rescuing the party of Lincoln
An intriguing debate has broken out among Republican elites over how to treat black folks. On one side, you have those like Jack Kemp, the former New York congressman and...
It’s time to cut bait on race loyalty
Some members of the Congressional Black Caucus have raised the bloody shirt of racism in defense of their embattled colleague Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.). I appreciate their sense of loyalty...
Searching for the real al-Zarqawi
One should not speak ill of the dead, but an exception easily can be made for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The only tears he will probably earn are the tears of...
Note to Republicans: The party’s over
Stop the presses! Never mind Iraq, Iran, Social Security, health care, immigration, high gas prices, outsourced jobs or the No Child Left Behind Act. If the White House and congressional...
One man’s amnesty is another’s `disaster’
A group of black leaders vigorously opposed to anything resembling amnesty for illegal immigrants unveiled themselves at the National Press Club in late May. The most notable quality that I...
Oprah’s record as hip-hop fan has scratches
You can tell a lot about people by what they have on their iPod. Oprah Winfrey recently acknowledged that she's "got a little 50 [Cent] on my iPod. I really...
`Idol’ minds of American voters
It's official. This season's finale of "American Idol" received more votes than President Bush did in 2004, which proves the old saying that politics, like newspapering, is show business for...