THAT TROUBLESOME HYPHEN
Sometimes media make editorial statements without meaning to. I saw a good example recently on "Dennis Wholey; America!" on public television. Wholey was interviewing Keith Richburg, former Africa bureau chief...
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THAT TROUBLESOME HYPEN
Sometimes media make editorial statements without meaning to. I saw a good example recently on "Dennis Wholey; America!" on public television. Wholey was interviewing Keith Richburg, former Africa bureau chief...
HUMAN CLONES? WHAT’S THE POINT?
A human clone? Don't make me moan. I don't condone the pursuit of a human clone and apparently I'm not alone. Almost immediately after British scientists announced they had successfully...
POLITICIANS HAVE FINESSED DODGING ETHICAL SNARES
When you think about it, it's not that hard to defend President Clinton inviting campaign contributors and "friends" to spend the night in the Lincoln Bedroom. For one thing, as...
FARRAKHAN EXCELS AT PLAYING RACE CARD
"I have learned that Mr. Farrakhan remains a mystery to me." That was how Mike Wallace of CBS' "60 Minutes" answered when I asked him what he had learned from...
HOW CHURCHES CAN HEAL OUR RACIAL DIVIDE
Just as it took President Richard Nixon to open the door to China, will it take the Christian Coalition's Ralph Reed to open the door between white conservatives and the...
THE PARTY’S OVER
Remember when "Republican unity" was not an oxymoron? Remember when "Democratic unity" was? Those days have been turned on their head. In the era of President Clinton, Democrats continue to...
PARANOIA RULES
Of all the prime-time entertainments on TV, none is more mysterious than "The X-Files." To me, the biggest mystery is : Why is this program so popular? Why are so...
TRIED AND TRIED AGAIN
What a coincidence. Two big, racially charged jury decisions just happened come down on the same day on opposite ends of the country. Both trials had black defendants accused of...
POST-O.J. STRESS DISORDER
On the morning after the verdict in the O.J. Simpson civil trial, a funny thing happened at the University of Maryland. Black students hung signs saying "For whites only" and...