Addressing the moral failings of black people while ignoring the centuries-old failings of their governments amounts to a bait and switch.

Racism is not merely a simplistic hatred. It is, more often, broad sympathy toward some and broader skepticism toward others.

These were the days when I powerfully believed Breyers and Entenmann's to be pioneers in the field of antidepressants.

The standard progressive approach of the moment is to mix color-conscious moral invective with color-blind public policy.

That's not an accident that Donald Trump didn't begin with, say, trade or jobs or anything, that he actually began by otherizing the first African-American president of the United States.

Never forget that we were enslaved in this country longer than we have been free. Never forget that for 250 years black people were born into chains-whole generations followed by more generations who knew nothing but chains.

You can live in the world of myth and be taken seriously.