[Superman]

Couple of observations. We have a candidate here who is pretending to be centrist and (hopefully) nobody is buying it. Recently, he suggested we acopt legislation that would require random drug testing for welfare recipients who have children. Failed drug tests would mean elimination of their benefits, and failure of enough drug tests would mean the State would take their children away. Brilliant plan?

Another observation: In most states, blacks are half as likely as whites to complete college. In some states, the odds are half that figure. Blacks are far more likely to get tossed into jail, etc. Some might call this a "pattern." If this is a "pattern," then some folks might be interested in understanding this pattern better. Some might even have the audacity to imagine that if we understand the pattern, then there might be some action that can be taken. Bad idea, or good idea?