Word Cloud

A Dish reader created word clouds from the Arizona speeches by Palin & Obama.

It's the difference between a political speech and a eulogy.

Illegal Immigration

A gut-wrenching exposé of what illegal immigrants have to go through to get here.

Ebert, Murals, & Race

Roger Ebert has a thoughtful piece about the Arizona mural that is definitely worth a read.

Arizona

An Arizona councilman doesn't understand why a school would paint a mural and make the "black guy" the most prominent. Said councilman also "can't stand" the word "diversity," but he's "not a racist" and even has some black friends! Also, the "black guy" in question -- actually a Hispanic kid. But, hey, a minority is a minority, amiright?