What Was the IRS Thinking?
Well, this is a fine mess. After years of moaning about various
"conspiracies" against them, conservative activists finally have a real
piece of evidence to take before the court of public opinion.
Ignoring the Real While Fighting the Imaginary
It should've been the shot heard around the world. An ominous sort of
history was made last week near Austin, Texas, but it seems to have
largely escaped notice.
Running From Life
Brenda Heist wanted to run away from life. The first time I was down
there, I saw a highway sign that, for me, perfectly captured the meaning
of that place. No South, you understand.
Time to Update Census' Race Questions
A notable example of how Americans fall through the cracks in Census
data gathering caught my attention while Web surfing. The "one drop" is
a reference to the old racial rule that one drop of black blood in your
veins makes you black.
Obama's Second-Term Blues
Was President Obama really joking at Saturday's White House
Correspondents' Association dinner?
Give 'Bomb Control' a Chance
He thought his wife was in love with another man, police say, so James
L. McFillin of Baltimore decided to blow the other man up. It was 1979
in Baltimore.