Einstein: The Negro Question

Written by the physicist in 1946, his insights and remedies still hold true today.  “What, however, can the man of good will do to combat this deeply rooted prejudice? He must have the courage to set an example by word and deed, and must watch lest his children...

Douglass: On the Fourth of July

On July 4, a likely topic for thought is the Frederick Douglass speech on what July 4 meant to the American slave. An oped column in the Wall Street Journal warns against excerpting the more ‘combustible’ parts of the speech.