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Leonard Pitts Jr.

One of the most emotionally engaging columnists writing today, this Washington, D.C.-based columnist for The Miami Herald speaks to America with an uncommonly rich and resonant voice. He offers candid opinions on culture, race, families, relationships and the politics of the human condition. The National Society of Newspaper Columnists named him Columnist of the Year in 2002; and he has also received awards for his outstanding commentary from the American Society of Newspaper Editors and Editor & Publisher. He offers candid opinions on culture, race, families, relationships and the politics of the human condition. The National Society of Newspaper Columnists named him Columnist of the Year in 2002; and he has also received awards for his outstanding commentary from the American Society of Newspaper Editors and Editor & Publisher.

Leonard Pitts Jr. Samples

Mexico's Narco Problems Are Our Problems, and Vice Versa

Two hundred years ago, Mexico's quest for independence from Spain was marked with a grisly spectacle. It didn't work.

This is Who 'We' Really is, Glenn

A few words about who "we" is. "This is a moment," said Glenn Beck three months ago on his radio program, "... that I think we 'reclaim' the civil rights movement.

Don't Tread on the 14th Amendment!

Election year scripts are pretty well established in American politics.

With Freedom Comes the Responsibility to Think, or: Is the Great Mosque Debate Making Us Stupid?

Nearly nine years ago, with the ashes of the World Trade Center barely settled, then-President George Bush proclaimed Islam a religion of peace.

Why I Like Mike Huckabee

"I'm a conservative, but I'm not mad at everybody over it." I'm writing this to say just one thing: I like Mike.

For Conservatives, Ignorance is Bliss

Asking a conservative pundit for advice on race is like asking an ayatollah for advice on preparing the Christmas ham. There are exceptions, yes, but by and large, this terrain is the dark side of the moon for conservatives.

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