Roger Cohen reflects on Obama’s speech

Beyond America’s Original Sin is an op-ed piece by Roger Cohen, whose childhood was partially spend in apartheid South Africa.
Progress, since the Civil Rights Movement, or since apartheid, has assuaged the wounds of race but not closed them. To carry my part of shame is also to carry a clue to the vortexes of rancor [...]

Barack’s Bracket

Obama’s NCAA bracket  His Final Four picks are North Carolina, Kansas, UCLA, and Pittsburgh. For the championship, he’s got UNC defeating UCLA. He should have talked to me first because I would have told him that Georgetown’s going …all …the …way!

Obama’s speech spurs national discussion

Barack Obama’s speech on race has been viewed more than 2 million times on You Tube, been emailed widely, and posted on numerous blogs. Read how Groups Respond to Obama’s Call for Naitonal Discussion on Race.
While commentators and politicians debated its political success Wednesday, some around the country were responding to Mr. Obama’s call for [...]

Barack Obama: On Iraq and Nation Security

On the 5th anniversary of the Iraq War, Senator Obama gave a major address in Fayetteville, North Carolina.