The Audacity of Oprah The Audacity of Oprah
The combined power of Oprah & Obama could reinvigorate our embattled political landscape.
Dec 6, 2007 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Judicial Activism in a Time of No Irony Judicial Activism in a Time of No Irony
Contemplating Mukasey, Musharraf and the imprisoned lawyers of Pakistan: how easily a modern liberal democracy can slide into a totalitarian state.
Nov 8, 2007 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
False Prophets False Prophets
James Watson continues his long and well-documented history of baselessly biologizing social stereotypes.
Nov 1, 2007 / Patricia J. Williams
Strange Culture Strange Culture
If the stuff of life is corporatized, does art about it become a form of interference in business?
Oct 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Patricia J. Williams
Strange Culture Strange Culture
Federal authorities are prosecuting Steve Kurtz under the Patriot Act for using harmless bacteria in his artwork. A new film examines his ordeal.
Oct 5, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Patricia J. Williams
Playing With Numbers Playing With Numbers
The Bush Administration's Civil Rights Commission would like us to believe that affirmative action harms black students by placing them in situations where they can't keep up.
Sep 13, 2007 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Protect Alberto Gonzales Act of 2007 The Protect Alberto Gonzales Act of 2007
Congress bows to Bush and passes a law that allows blanket data-mining of all phone calls or e-mail by anyone, anywhere.
Aug 9, 2007 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Mourning in America Mourning in America
As the Supreme Court rules public schools cannot take voluntary action to overcome racial inequality, what's surprising is the lack of outcry.
Jul 12, 2007 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Divining Demeanor Divining Demeanor
The latest Supreme Court ruling on the death penalty will give prosecutors huge latitude to pick jurors who enthusiastically embrace capital punishment.
Jun 7, 2007 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Invisible America Invisible America
Fifty-three years after Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court will rule on two cases that will decide the future of school integration.
May 10, 2007 / Patricia J. Williams