Leonard Pitts

Some of us are so stricken with racism and resistance to cultural change that character doesn't count.

Leonard Pitts 5 days ago

Freedom to identify yourself? Sure. But ignore biology? Silly.

Like Saruman in "Lord of the Rings," the conservative party has abandoned reason for madness -- and too many journalists are afraid to say so.

We're so divided we indulge in thoughts of secession, and that's a dark indicator of where we are. But that's not necessarily where we are going.

When we grow up, we realize we're not here just for ourselves.

Some Republicans want us to grade Donald Trump on a curve, but there's no curve for the presidency.

All the parents and aunts and uncles are gone. But they've left some wisdom behind, yes they have.

Increasingly, the right can't handle the truth, or criticism, or even questions. This bodes ill for the United States.

Not only do Trumpers deny the facts, they refuse to recognize that facts matter. In those circumstances, you can't even converse.

A meditation long in the making has more staying power than the urgent fires in the news.

It's not all about racism and prejudice and cultural animus, but much support for Trump and disdain for Obama draws from that well.

Leonard Pitts: Freedom of speech is either guaranteed to all or secured for none.

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