A new book by ‘Tiger Mom’ Amy Chua claims to explain why some groups fail and others succeed. We’ve heard this all before.
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The Impossibility of The Good Black Mother
From the pediatrician’s office to the streets I call my own, it is not the myth of the Good Mother, but that of the Bad Black Mother, that renders my motherhood at turns invisible and suspect
Dear How I Met Your Mother: ‘Asian’ Is Not a Costume
White cast members from popular sitcom portray Asians with stereotypical accents, Fu Manchu mustaches and wind-chime soundtrack
Smoking Guns: The Deafening Silence of the Assault Weapons Makers
Where is that public debate with the makers of hollow point bullets, high capacity magazines, and weapons designed to harm and kill human beings as quickly as possible?
Why I Let My Daughter Get a ‘Useless’ College Degree
A new study from the Federal Reserve offers more evidence that my humanities-loving child will graduate with lots of debt and not so many job offers. And I’m O.K. with that.
What Pot Legalization Could Teach Obamacare
The benefits of starting small, harnessing markets and expanding choice
There’s a Lot to Love About Jury Duty in L.A.
“Right over here,” says the garage attendant, directing me to a premium spot reserved for the L.A. Philharmonic’s wunderkind music director Gustavo Dudamel, who, apparently, drives a late-model Porsche. Not only am I parking on level one of the Disney Concert Hall’s underground garage; I’m parking for free, thanks to the Los …
Why It’s OK to Ignore Phil Robertson’s Racism
Surely there’s room to focus on the new Civil Rights revolution, for which the first one laid foundations
Twelve Years A Slave Changed My Life
Slavery has always been real to me, but I’ve never really known the extent of the mental and physical abuse heaped upon black people
#NotYourAsianSidekick Is Great. Now Can We Get Some Real Social Change?
It began with a single tweet, posted by 23-year-old freelance writer and organizer Suey Park, that said: “Be warned. Tomorrow morning we will be have a convo about Asian American Feminism with hashtag #NotYourAsianSidekick. …
The American Studies Association Needs to Learn Some American Values
Their academic boycott of Israel is simplistic, heavy-handed, and un-intellectual
The Post Office is Processing 600 Million Pieces of Mail Today
Maybe you should think about that before talking trash about the USPS
Co-Author of Affluenza: “I’m Appalled by the Ethan Couch Decision”
But his actions do reflect our national affliction that exalts consumerism above other values