Leonard Pitts Jr.: The infuriating charge of ‘racism against white people’

Columns & Analysis

Published
November 11, 2022

Leonard Pitts Jr.: The infuriating charge of ‘racism against white people’

Sometimes I wish white people could be Black. Not forever, mind you. Maybe for just a few weeks like John Howard Griffin, the author of “Black Like Me,” who darkened his skin and traveled the South in 1959. Sometimes, I wish white people could have that experience.
Published
November 10, 2022

Froma Harrop: Freedom to boycott is free speech, too

In advertising, as in real estate, it's location, location, location. A Twitter without some moderation is one ugly neighborhood. And it's not like there aren't other platforms to patronize.
Published
November 7, 2022

John Fetterman gives us a chance to banish eugenic ideas of fitness

Instead of a liability, disability can be a strength for bringing new ideas and insights to our government. While John Fetterman's auditory processing problems may run afoul of traditional standards about fitness for office, his candidacy gives us an opportunity to re-evaluate ideas that are long out of date.
Published
November 7, 2022

How many Twitter followers does a candidate need to be taken seriously?

Among the questions Maryland gubernatorial candidate Jerome Segal wants voters to consider: "Is it time to rethink the American Dream? And is that dream for you, personally? What do you aspire for in your life? And do you believe that schools have gotten too crazy competitive over trying to win the job market lottery?"
Published
November 7, 2022

You can’t ever take for granted the right to vote

Get more people involved in the political process, not fewer. That's the American way.

Published
November 6, 2022

Austin Bay: Putin declares war on the starving

As his army retreats, Putin weaponizes food. Somalia, Yemen, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Congo — Putin's war will kill in these hard corners.
Published
November 6, 2022

Patrick Lacroix: The nuclear threat: then and now

The ultimate lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis in the present day is not to appease rogue countries or compromise on national security; Kennedy stood firm in the face of the Soviet threat. But, as we think of a future beyond the war in Ukraine, we will have to seek out opportunities for a stable, enduring peace. This will require taking risks and daring to dialogue despite seemingly unsurmountable differences, all in the interest of “our most basic common link."
Published
November 6, 2022

Laura Mitchell: Housing solutions for Maine — the HOMEforME pledge

The housing crunch is not going away without bold action. Current production will not meet the need. More people are moving to Maine than we are building. More than 16,300 people moved to Maine last year, and only 6,800 building permits were awarded. Four out of five of those permits were only for single-family homes.
Published
November 6, 2022

Froma Harrop: Putin sends renewable energy — and efficiency — into even higher gear

Russia has many reasons to regret its savage war on Ukraine, but a very lasting one will be how it supercharged Europe's plans to end its dependence on that country's oil and gas.
Published
November 6, 2022

Cal Thomas: What the election in Brazil can teach America

Brazil, and much of the rest of Latin America, is flirting with economic, social and political disaster by embracing left-wing populism. North Americans would do well to take note and vote accordingly and intelligently.

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