If I lived where I live right now, and my kids were in middle school, they would be the only white kids in the school. That is not a burden I wanted to place on them. My preference would have been a school that was totally diverse - half and half, or close. I wouldn't have hesitated at all if they would have been in the racial minority. But to be the only white kids: I don't think that would have been fair to them.

One thing I am learning from the kitten is that everything he is doing seems to be in preparation for murder.

The horrifying thing is that nearly half of America seems in synch with xenophobia and race-baiting.

Rhyme is cool again. It's because of hip-hop. Bless you, hip-hop.

Knowing the identity of the leaker helps you analyze the likelihood that the material is real.

Hillary Clinton rubs people the wrong way, for valid reasons.

First, in a love song, or any song for that matter, using a plastic word like "inhibitions" is just completely without feel or texture. It demonstrates a tin ear for communication.