Safe minority constituencies, in marginalizing black representatives, have become a brake on further racial progress.
Old mindsets die hard--all the more reason for the president to become the "post-racial" voice his campaign promised, even if a "post-racial" America remains largely an aspiration.
Most racial preferences--for example, in college admissions--are shrouded in secrecy and dishonesty.
The court demanded a serious assessment in future cases of the evidence presented in support of a race-conscious employment policy.
The Supreme Court on Monday punted on the most anticipated case of the year--but perhaps that was the wisest move.
In today's America, the costs of continuing to insist on race-based electoral arrangements are very high.
Is Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which was designed to prevent disenfranchisement of minorities, still serving its purpose today?
The Supreme Court is expected to rule shortly on the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
Barack Obama's election seemed to signal a fading away of identity politics, but he himself has made identity politics news again with his nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.
American voters have turned a racial corner, and the law should reflect this change.
Civil rights groups are trying to get the court to force states to increase the number of safe Democratic districts.
AEI Online
September 15, 2008
Barack Obama's candidacy is one of many signs that the United States has turned a page.
Barack Obama's candidacy is one of many signs that the United States has turned a page.
Jeremiah Wright does not speak for mainstream black churches--and he has done them a gross disservice by claiming to do so.
Rev. Jeremiah Wright is full of hateful, anti-American rhetoric, but his views are clearly not those of theIllinois senator.
Barack Obama, in turning his back on the world of segregated politics, has shown the way forward.
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