What's Racist About a Talking Goat?

May 06, 2013

On CNN L.Z. Granderson checks in on the kerfuffle over the pulled Mountain Dew ad, calling it a sad day when the policing of comedy gets to the point where we can't laugh at a talking goat.

Arming Teachers Is a Crazy Idea

L.Z. Granderson argues in a piece for CNN that guns in the classroom would likely just create more problems, contrary to claims being made by some gun advocates.

Blacks Don't Like Affirmative Action, Either

L.Z. Granderson, CNN columnist, writes this week that as much as some non-minorities resent affirmative action, black people secretly dislike it, too. Still, African Americans are clear that the social program is necessary.

Wake Up: It's Not Just Akin

The truth about Rep. Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" remark is that it provides another disturbing glimpse into the viewpoint of too many social conservatives about women's health and reproductive rights, L.Z. Granderson writes in a piece at CNN. 

Why Ted Nugent Should Be Arrested

Writing at CNN, L.Z. Granderson charges that the rocker should be arrested for threatening President Obama.

Could Iran Cost Obama the Presidency?

CNN contributor L.Z. Granderson examines the GOP election-year tactic of pressuring President Obama into making a military decision about Iran. He says that an intervention would not sit well with voters in November.

Does 'Secure the Border' Mean 'Keep America White'?

The real reason behind the Republican Party's efforts to secure the nation's borders is to slow the browning of America, writes CNN contributor L.Z. Granderson.

Who Says Raising Boys Is Easier?

CNN blogger L.Z. Granderson challenges the idea that boys are easier to raise than girls, citing sobering statistics regarding academic achievement, incarceration and even murder. He argues that it's different, not easier.

Newt Gingrich Is Wrong About the Poor

In a blog entry at CNN, L.Z. Granderson says that the GOP front-runner and his ilk have their collective noses too high in the air to realize that this country is great because of, not in spite of, the poor.

Is Hillary Clinton Obama's Ace in the Hole?

Selecting Hillary Clinton as a running mate in 2012 could help President Obama win independent voters, L.Z. Granderson writes in a blog entry at CNN.