In recent weeks, I have been as troubled by the conservative revival around nullification as I have disturbed by the progressive bloggers who have dismissed the modern-day nullifiers as “nutty.” Over at the HUFFINGTON POST, Chris Weigant recently called nullification “nutty.” Jay Bookman blogged similarly over at the ATLANTA JOURNAL- CONSTITUTION, and the tone of…

Did integration negatively affect discipline for black kids? That’s the question Carol Forsloff asked at Digital Journal. Some folks claim that interaction with white teachers and the adoption of white parenting styles led to the breakdown of discipline. I haven’t stopped thinking about the post since I read it. As a young girl, I lived…

Back in March, Jimi Izrael asked over at The Hardline: “Have any of you really benefited from the various apologies for slavery?” A Tennessee General Assembly bill that expressed “profound regret” for slavery inspired the question. He declared himself “adamantly opposed to slavery apologies that don’t come with some kind of recompence.” I’m not holding…