The conventional wisdom debunked.

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• Happy Opposites Day Here's the deal: I pretend that affirmative action is dead. You pretend you've got something better.
  Bruce Gottlieb Dec. 10, 1999
  
• The Real American Love Story Why America is a lot less white than it looks.
  Brent Staples Oct. 5, 1999
  
• Richard Nixon Is Still Dead Rumors of his comeback have been greatly exaggerated.
  David Greenberg Aug. 10, 1999
  
• The Merchant of Menace Racial stereotypes in a galaxy far, far away?
  Bruce Gottlieb May 27, 1999
  
• Account Overwrought The protesters think they struck a blow for bank privacy. Boy, are they wrong.
  Eve Gerber May 13, 1999
  
• Speeding While Sober Be as reckless as you want on the roads--just don't drink.
  Steve Chapman May 4, 1999
  
• Race Bait and Switch Is Social Security unfair to African-Americans?
  Jodi Kantor April 22, 1999
  
• Fortune and Men's Eyeballs Applying a bit of math to the great Internet giveaway.
  Bruce Gottlieb April 17, 1999
  
• My Son, the Antichrist What kind of job is that for a nice Jewish boy?
  Alex Heard Jan. 23, 1999