Rethinking Brown? Think again
Frustration has been a remarkably persistent theme in recent observances of the 50th anniversary of the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education school desegregation decision. It is frustrating for those...
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The murder of Emmett Till finally becomes a federal case
Christopher Benson could hardly believe his ears. He had just received word that the Justice Department is opening a federal investigation into what may be American history's most famous lynching,...
Weapons of mass photography
If I had my way, every enlisted man and woman in the military would be issued a digital camera. As we have seen in the Abu Ghraib scandal where American...
Brown vs. Board: Then versus now
Fifty years have passed since the May 17, 1954, U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision barred state-sanctioned racial segregation. Time flies. How are we doing? You...
The implications of torture
The saddest, most outrageous thing about those troops-gone-wild photographs of American soldiers abusing naked Iraqi prisoners is how easily the whole ugly mess could have been avoided. Human rights watchdog...
It’s time to level the faith-based playing field
Constitutionally, we Americans are not supposed to have religious tests for public office holders. But, informally, we do. That's why, for example, so many politicians who otherwise might not have...
A surprise running mate for Kerry: Calling Colin Powell
Who will be Sen. John Kerry's running mate? Speculation runs rampant these days. I have a suggestion: Colin Powell. Yes, I know Powell is a Republican. But judging by Kerry's...
Updated policy: Don’t ask, don’t tell and please don’t leave
Maybe gay people aren't as bad for our military as some of our military leaders would have us believe. Remember the big deal Pentagon leaders made a dozen years ago...
Did loyalty finally trip up Colin Powell?
I just can't wait for Thursday because Colin Powell keeps getting more interesting every day. "Plan of Attack," Bob Woodward's new behind-the-scenes book about how and why President Bush went...
Rumsfeld’s candor can be too revealing
Every so often a high-profile Washington figure gets himself or herself in trouble by inadvertently revealing what he or she really thinks. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld knows. In a...