In 2011, does black political inclusion really still depend on protecting black candidates from white competition in race-based districts?

Most Americans are appalled not only by the notion of unequal enforcement of voter-intimidation cases, but by the whole politically correct edifice of affirmative action and racial preferences that has been constructed over the years.

In offering superheated rhetoric rather than logical analysis, Andrew McCarthy's take on the New Black Panther Party incident exemplifies the hysteria that sets in when racially complicated issues are involved.

The attorney general's interpretation of the Voting Rights Act and proposed guidelines to ensure that certain states obtain federal approval for all proposed changes in voting procedure including "redrawing districting maps" will negatively affect the landscape of American politics for decades to come.