DNC Night 4: Biden Veers Toward The Center, Calming Dems With A Strong Finish To A Mismanaged Convention
It is difficult to imagine four days of empty seats and moderate messaging will make up for months of dodging interviews, banning questions, and sheltering in place while shifting increasingly leftward.
Civil Rights Leader Lynda Lowery Reminds Us Why It’s Wrong To Erase History
Lowery says changing the name of the Edmund Pettus bridge, even to honor the late Rep. John Lewis, would be ‘a whitewash of our history.’
Americans Need To Preserve John Lewis’s Legacy Of Forgiveness For Racism
John Lewis’s death should remind Americans of one of his most important character traits, one some in our nation seem to have lost: The ability to forgive.
Democrats Rush To Impeach Trump Without Viewing Alleged ‘Whistleblower’ Complaint Or Transcripts
House Democrats are pushing forward with impeachment proceedings this week after new allegations, based on hearsay, accused President Donald Trump of conspiring with a foreign power to investigate political opponents.
Inauguration Boycotts Harm The Country, No Matter Who Is President
Over the weekend, Rep. John Lewis said he would boycott Trump’s inauguration, and called the president-elect illegitimate. That’s part of a dangerous trend.
Will The National Mall’s New Museum Tell The Real Civil Rights Story?
This week’s Charlotte riots demonstrate the importance of narrative—and the new Museum of African American History can shape that narrative for the better.
The Symbolic Self-Liquidation Of The Democratic Sit-In
The Democrats’ gun-control sit-in is symbolic, but the symbols have the opposite of their original meanings.