Outside the Beltway

The Army brass is worried about its diversity in critical mid-level posts.

A great American writer has passed away.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney’s choices in home decor raise an interesting question.

In an ideal world, we would be more tolerant of leaders who held controversial positions. We don’t live in that world.

Some recent political science on the subject.

Some on the American right have a very odd view of both Nelson Mandela and the Apartheid regime he fought against.

Fifty years after the Stand in the Schoolhouse door, there’s another standoff with recalcitrant states on civil rights.

A case out of New Mexico presents an interesting collision of First Amendment rights and anti-discrimination values.

Your latest Outrage Of The Day.

Yes, it ended slavery. But at a huge cost.

President Obama delivered another powerful speech on race.

Bullheadedness is a virtue?

In a bold move, the Census Bureau has removed “Negro” from its racial categories.

The Supreme Court has agreed to take on another big case.

“The average Canadian has quietly become richer than the average American,” claims a pro-Canada organization.

David Brooks is wistful for the noblesse oblige of the elites of yore.

Is the Supreme Court risking it’s legitimacy if it strikes down the individual mandate?

Ron Paul is rising in Iowa, which means he will soon face the scrutiny he’s avoided so far.

Why we shouldn’t be surprised that police are using tools of violence against protestors.

A new look at Clarence Thomas’s 20 years on the Supreme Court, from a critic, is surprisingly positive.

Ensuring the integrity of the voting process is a worthy goal, not evidence of discrimination.

Michele Bachmann’s view of history is based in a world view that would be foreign to most Americans.

Across the country, Republicans are pushing laws that will make voting harder.

Thanks to an appearance on Hardball we’ve got another story about a 47 year old law.

As noted recently, whites are leaving the Democratic Party in droves. Some black Democrats think it’s time to take affirmative action.

A poster at RedState demonstrates how not to approach the issue of race in politics.

While Republicans will likely take over some key governorships and state legislature after November’s midterms, America’s changing demographics will limit their ability to gerrymander safe districts.

If there’s an area where our attitudes and behaviors have changed more radically in my lifetime than gender equality, I can’t think of it.

If you think Jimmy Carter is the Worst Figure in American History, you really need to read more.

Conservatives aren’t as united over the “outrage” of the New Black Panther Case as you might think.

Jim Webb argues that we should stop measuring diversity by race alone.

Rural whites are outperformed by Jews and Asians and passed over by blacks and Hispanics in the name of “diversity” by elite universities.