For its July Luncheon in Memphis, Tenn., the black National Bar Association invites Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to speak. But wait! The judicial branch of the association later votes 12-3 to rescind the invitation. A member tells the Richmond, Va.,...
Larry Elder
What’s Next, Burger Busters?
A man puffing a cigarette stood beneath a tree and looked up to find a pigeon sitting on the branch squarely above his head. "Go ahead," he said to the bird. "Everybody else has." Memo to non-cigarette smokers: You're next. After over 30 years of cigarette-package...
Don’t Wear Your Race On Your Sleeve
Remember the President's recent town hall meeting on sports and race, where he encouraged team owners to hire more minorities for management jobs? A small article in the sports pages illustrates a big, yet unspoken, problem. The Massachusetts Commission Against...
The “Hollywoodization” of the News
"Channel 4 News sincerely apologizes for broadcasting the suicide of a man on a freeway in downtown Los Angeles. We did not anticipate this man's actions in time to cut away, and we deeply regret that any of our viewers saw this tragedy on our air." This statement,...
Stepping Up and Proposition 209
Have you been watching the NBA playoffs? Have you noticed the increased intensity of play? Players who seemed lethargic during the regular season suddenly dive for balls, furiously guard opponents and display greater emotion. Coaches call it "stepping up" --- trying...
The Media and Jerry Springer
This just in: The Jerry Springer Show is "fake"! Springer unmasked! America outraged! Excuse me, but isn't the media calling Jerry Springer "fake" sort of like Jeffrey Dahmer calling carnivores immoral? Sixteen former Springer guests appeared on the tabloid TV show...
Hoop Dreams and the “Black-White Gap”
The brilliant documentary Hoop Dreams follows two young inner-city black boys who envision careers in the NBA. Neither makes it. Sadder, though, were the kids' parents. So convinced of their children's NBA destiny, they spent little time encouraging their children to...
TWA: Teaching While Asian
DWB: Driving While Black. That's an expression some blacks use to argue that police unfairly single them out. Let's try a new one: TWA -- Teaching While Asian. Imagine you're fifth-grade teacher Marylin Fong, an Asian, who last week got dinged with a million-dollar...
Racism is Only a Conservative Problem, Right?
Last year, Representative. Bob Barr, Republican of Georgia, gave the keynote speech before the Council of Conservative Citizens. What is the Council of Conservative Citizens? It is a southern organization that considers whites superior to blacks and equates...
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