1970s and 1980s Yearbooks Featured Blatant Racism—And Not Just in the South
Ku Klux Klan jokes, fake lynchings, and the like were routinely depicted even at places like Cornell.
Ku Klux Klan jokes, fake lynchings, and the like were routinely depicted even at places like Cornell.
Justice Clarence Thomas argues that a 55-year-old precedent should be overturned.
The end of racism may have been prematurely declared.
Gender bias is real. Most examples cited, though, aren’t.
A confidential agreement has ended a collusion suit filed against the National Football League in 2017.
The former #2 official at the FBI is trying to sell a book.
Is 50 percent too high a take? Or the best deal in town?
The former Attorney General is seriously pondering a presidential bid. Seriously.
Critics on both the Left and the Right rightly see an injustice here but the US Supreme Court allowed it to happen.
It’s reasonable and just to adjust our outrage based on the context of the time when incidents occurred.
A man somehow got elected governor without being very good at politics.
All three of the Commonwealth’s statewide elected officers are the subject of scandal.
Virgnia’s governor has to resign. But not because of some 35-year-old photos.
AT&T’s acquisition of DirecTV and TimeWarner is forcing price hikes that are driving customers away at a rapid clip.
Gender bias in student evaluations of college professors diminishes considerably by changing the scale.
The President is an ignoramus and a blowhard and a petulant child but he’s operating within the Constitutional limits of his office.
Is benefitting politically from romantic liaisons different than other relationships?
Pensions and health care costs for the elderly are crowding out other vital spending.
The Speaker was dealt a winning hand and played it with the skill of a seasoned pro. But the outcome was all but inevitable.
Wearing Donald Trump’s famous campaign symbol creates a presumption of ill intent. Is that fair?
In both cases, appeals to emotion are not diminished by disregard for accuracy.
The longer video and deeper investigation of the incident reveals a very different story.
A leading conservative makes a truly bizarre defense of the President.
A new report raises an old question that’s now irrelevant.
The efforts by Speaker Pelosi and President Trump to leverage their institutional powers raise interesting questions.
The Speaker is well within her rights to make Trump’s invitation conditional on ending the shutdown. But let’s not pretend we can’t keep him safe.
Federal employees deemed “essential” missed a paycheck yesterday in violation of US labor law.
The damage done for Mickey Mouse in the name of Sony Bono is finally coming to an end.
One of the strongest climate regulations in the country is almost certainly unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor contends that a recent change in tax law unravels the basis for the Supreme Court’s upholding of Obamacare.
While most Hollywood blockbusters have male leads, films starring women actually do better on the aggregate.
While often portrayed as left-leaning, the public broadcaster is ruthlessly capitalistic in its labor practices.
Moscow continues using information warfare to sow division in Western society.
Protests that have killed four and injured hundreds have been rewarded and show no sign of ending.
Glenn Reynolds announced via his USA Today column that he has deleted his Twitter account.
A decade after being bailed out by the Federal government, the giant automaker is slashing jobs.
The morning show co-hosts tied the knot at a secret ceremony at the National Archives.
A federal judge has found the practice outside the scope of Congress’ authority.