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I’m a little behind the curve on this one. Last week, a principal at an elementary school in Ann Arbor, Michigan, organized a black students-only field trip to see a black “rocket scientist.” In this racial climate, Mike Madison made an obvious mistake. He has plenty of excuses, though. From AnnArbor.com: “In hindsight, this field [...]

Arizona has had it up to here with blatant lawbreaking and anti-Americanism. I’m impressed. First, the state passes a law that requires police to check the citizenship or residency status of anyone they reasonably suspect might be an illegal alien, and it’s a crime in Arizona to transport illegal aliens or hire day laborers—common sense [...]

“These are poisonous and self-destructive consequences of a steady drumbeat of ideological hype — differences are translated into ‘disparities’ and ‘inequities,’ provoking envy and resentments under the more prettied-up name of “social justice.” Economist, author, and columnist Thomas Sowell weighs in on the story about black students at South Philadelphia High School beating up students [...]

Last month, I blogged about the brouhaha at South Philadelphia High School (a school designated “persistently dangerous”), where groups of mostly black students beat up students of Asian descent. The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund filed suit against the school district, alleging “deliberate and discriminatory indifference.” The district suspended about 10 students. The [...]