by Tom Head, About.com Guide to Civil LibertiesOne issue that concerned some readers in the wake of the Don Imus scandal is: After a celebrity has apologized for saying something ... Read More

by Tom Head, About.com Guide to Civil Liberties Photo: Mario Villafuerte / Getty Images. Yesterday, 36-year-old Republican Bobby Jindal became the first non-white Louisiana governor since Reconstruction and the youngest sitting governor ... Read More

by Tom Head, About.com Guide to Civil Liberties Photo: Spencer Platt / Getty Images. When I wrote about Don Imus back in April ("Don Imus and Free Speech"), I made the same ... Read More

by Tom Head, About.com Guide to Civil Liberties Photo: Imagine you're the mayor of Jena, a small Louisiana town made famous for a series of unprosecuted white-on-black beatings followed by a ... Read More