As modern societies come to terms with the darker chapters of their history, it is not surprising that controversies appear. Recent student demands to rename and retract names of courses, academic ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Mark Twain wrote that "the difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter." A new edition of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom ...

Michael S. Roth, president of Wesleyan University, recently wrote a post on this blog saying that he is tired of hearing complaints about student protesters on college campuses demanding racial and ...

A game company by the name of Big-O-Tree (say that out loud, by the way) is releasing a blatantly racist and wildly offensive smartphone game called Dirty Chinese Restaurant. Judging by the trailer, ...

The moment reports of a military confrontation break, newsrooms gear up for sleepless nights, social media erupts with all sorts of “information” and memes (the latter is Pakistan-specific), and ...

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