When the name calling started, we responded with more than redemption songs. In Politics and Perspectives

Is John Edwards pursuing a losing strategy? William Jelani Cobb weighs in.  In Politics and Perspectives

What happens to the memory of a city transformed? William Jelani Cobb ponders his status as a southern transplant. In Politics

Jelani Cobb -- finally -- explains the electoral college. In Politics

The latest Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation is the first misstep in a long downhill slide. In Politics & Perspectives

With American Gangster and Mr. Untouchable, Frank Lucas and Nicky Barnes have become immortal. Victims of their drug hustle weren't so lucky. William Jelani Cobb peeps the evidence. In Culture

A podium is not a pulpit. William Jelani Cobb on the hubris of confusing the two. In Politics

Where is the "standard" in standard english? In Politics & Perspectives