Ready or Not, US Is Getting Browner

May 24, 2012

Clarence Page notes in his Chicago Tribune column that, as the country's demographics change, blacks could teach whites a little something about minority status.

It's OK If Elizabeth Warren Says She's Native American

Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page says that any dispute over the heritage of Massachusetts' Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate only illustrates how quickly our old racial narratives are failing to keep up with changing times.

Presidential Race: Reject the Politics of Umbrage

Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page says he's fed up with manufactured outrage and refuses to get excited about headline-grabbing political stories that he calls "cable catnip."

The Youth Vote and Presidential Politics

Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page weighs in on President Obama's most recent effort to capture the youth vote by appearing on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Page says it's a good move as Obama works to rekindle the "Yes, we can" enthusiasm among young voters from 2008.

Life Lessons From Sad Lotto Winners

In the wake of the Mega Millions hoopla, Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page has some lighthearted advice for those who are lucky enough to have a big win.

Does Obamacare Have a Supreme Court Swing Vote?

Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page checks in on the Affordable Care Act arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, asking whether the court's man in the middle is looking for reasons to knock down the health care law or save it.

A GED for College?

In today's foundering economy, Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page examines the prospect that millions of college dropouts could get a second chance through a GED-style equivalent of a college diploma.

The End of Andrew Breitbart's Culture War

In his Chicago Tribune column, Clarence Page evaluates the mixed legacy of the late right-wing Internet entrepreneur Andrew Breitbart, saying that he made himself matter by using the Web with a "frat-boy zest to embarrass liberal targets."

How Sex Hijacked Election Talk

Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page explores how an election year that was supposed to be all about economic recovery suddenly became all about sex. He says it's because Republican Party candidates have such extreme positions.

The Decline of Education in the US

Checking in on President Obama's recent proclamation that America is not in decline overseas, Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page cites grim new statistics on the nation's educational gap that serve as a reminder that decline begins at home.