More on the Race Card

Anna Quindlen in Newsweek has some interesting insights on how people use race and the allegations of racism as a wedge. An excerpt:

Using the term "race card" as a pejorative is almost always meant to promulgate the big lie that takes hold everywhere from the workplace to the classroom: that black men and women commonly use race as a bludgeon and an excuse, and that they will always blame failures or disagreements on racism.