Arizona Bill Targeting Ethnic Studies Signed Into Law

The presence of Latinos has driven Arizona legislators over the edge. On the heels of passing some of the most racist legislation in recent history, the saga continues. Now, lawmakers have targeted the school system, banning ethnic studies. According to Tom Horne, the Tucson school system's state superintendent of Public Instruction, the bill was written to target the Chicano, or Mexican-American, studies program in the Tucson school system. HB 2281 bans schools from teaching classes that are designed for students of a particular ethnic group, promote resentment or advocate ethnic solidarity over treating pupils as individuals. Wow, we thought the village idiot lived in Texas. Guess he's in Arizona now.

Read it at the Los Angeles Times.

3 Pakistani Men Arrested in Times Square Probe

Speaking of village idiots. When fighting racial profiling, it doesn't help the cause when people of color actually go out and satisfy the stereotype by plotting to blow up folks in Times Square. Yes, you read right. Three more Pakistanis have been tied to the failed car bombing in Times Square. To our Pakistani brothers, we say thank you for making our trek through JFK airport tomorrow even more stressful and precarious.

Read it at ABC News.