Why America Needs Social Justice, Not Another Dumb 'Conversation About Race'

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter joined the chorus condemning Philadelphia Magazine's "Being White in Philly" article for depicting blacks as "lazy, shiftless, irresponsible, and largely criminal". And he called on the city's Commission on Human Relations to consider a rebuke. Nutter managed to inflame not only the rightwing blogosphere, but also many liberals wary of government meddling. The charges of free speech suppression are overplayed: the commission's powers are, after all, limited to m...