The president should not just use the speech to fire up his base in Tulsa but should propose something substantive that might provide, if not a solution to racial tensions, then at least begin to solve the underlying problem. Published June 17, 2020
Reforms are needed as they always are in a pluralistic nation with competing ideas, especially because of our racial history. But tearing things down, including history, does not help others rise. Published June 15, 2020
Politicians and protesters demanding police departments be de-funded, or even eliminated, might wish to ask themselves who they will call when threatened by criminals Published June 10, 2020
Let's get that contract with black America written and passed. There may never be a better time. Published June 8, 2020
Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh appears on "The Breakfast Club," a nationally syndicated radio program that features discussions on progressive politics and black culture. Published June 3, 2020
Even if justice is served in the George Floyd case, racism and its terrible consequences will endure. Published June 1, 2020
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden told an African-American talk show host last week: "If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black." Published May 27, 2020
President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are in a verbal battle that resembles schoolyard behavior. Published May 25, 2020
While President Trump doesn't exactly fit the profile of a snake oil salesman, he should stick to sound medical science and start placing his bets on mRNA and other vaccines that show promise and not hydroxychloroquine. Published May 20, 2020
The latest bank-breaking measure to narrowly pass the House (even some Democrats voted against it) is a $3 trillion package styled "coronavirus relief." It is more than 1,800 pages long. Published May 18, 2020
The choice before us seems to be no choice at all: Stay inside and have no human contact with another soul, keep businesses closed, denying a livelihood to millions, or step outside and risk death. Published May 13, 2020
One can only hope that the outrageous Michael Flynn conspiracy will be fully exposed and that the perpetrators will be brought to justice, but the cynic in me is not betting on it. Published May 11, 2020
With China's strong economy backing up its increasingly powerful military, there doesn't appear much else the United States can do to deter China from fulfilling its aspirations other than to consider a military confrontation. Published May 6, 2020
Voters have a right to ask if Mr. Biden once made bad decisions, how will he suddenly make good ones as president? Published May 4, 2020
If we don't do something to reverse the debt, other than raising taxes on the productive in order for Congress to continue its irresponsible spending, America as we know it may cease to exist. Published April 29, 2020
I have been thinking how they might have responded to the current panic caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. I suspect their reactions would come in ways far different from ours. Published April 27, 2020
Watching the daily White House press briefings about the virus appears to have put reporters' biases on naked display. Published April 22, 2020
Recent arbitrary executive orders by some governors have driven many who have never before demonstrated for or against anything into the streets of state capitals, with more likely to come. Published April 20, 2020
Former President Barack Obama's video endorsement of Joe Biden on Tuesday came after every other candidate had pulled out. He even waited for Bernie Sanders to suspend his campaign to endorse Mr. Biden. Published April 15, 2020
This new bonding experience could lead some to continue the practice of educating their children at home once this crisis has passed and public schools reopen. Published April 13, 2020
