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Finally, we have a constitutional crisis in America, not from Republicans or Democrats, but from historical reckoning and not subject to a temporal solution: The Constitution that our Founding Fathers designed is now too good for us who live today; we...

The biggest challenges that our colleges and universities will have to address.

A writer looking for a little free publicity for his upcoming first book inadvertently helps create one of America's most beloved Christmas traditions

With its thriving arts scene, bucolic setting and Revolution-era architecture, the Ulster County seat is increasingly a magnet for expatriate New Yorkers.

"We have an idea that, to show that you're a good person who knows racism exists, you're supposed to treat black people like children. We've gone from helping black people in the real world to a religion... It's kabuki & it needs to stop" from @JohnHMcWhorter @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/n9Dym5y7ny

"We have an idea that, to show that you're a good person who knows racism exists, you're supposed to treat black people like children. We've gone from helping black people in the real world to a religion... It's kabuki & it needs to stop" from @JohnHMcWhorter @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/n9Dym5y7ny

The type of work and how it is done certainly have changed, but not the expectations for performance and how it’s evaluated.

"We have an idea that, to show that you're a good person who knows racism exists, you're supposed to treat black people like children. We've gone from helping black people in the real world to a religion... It's kabuki & it needs to stop" from @JohnHMcWhorter @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/n9Dym5y7ny

"We have an idea that, to show that you're a good person who knows racism exists, you're supposed to treat black people like children. We've gone from helping black people in the real world to a religion... It's kabuki & it needs to stop" from @JohnHMcWhorter @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/n9Dym5y7ny

It is remarkable that Arkansans so eagerly participated in the celebration of American independence in 1876, the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The state was still reeling from the disastrous decision to join in the Confederate rebellion, the recent Brooks-Baxter War had dragged Arkansas' blighted image to new depths, and the state faced a staggering debt of $12 million.