The shaming of Amy Cooper and the problem with viral racism videos — If you’ve spent any time on social media over the past week, you’ve probably seen the video of Amy Cooper, a white woman in New York, calling the police after a dispute with a black man named Christian Cooper (no relation) who asked her to put her dog on a…

It doesn’t matter if a policy is “paternalism.” It matters whether it works. — Pete Buttigieg has a target on his back. The mayor of South Bend, Indiana is now among the frontrunners for the Democratic nomination. He’s eclipsing Elizabeth Warren in some national polls, and leads the field by over five points in RealClearPolitics’ polling average of first-to-vote Iowa. …

Since 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has used ranked-choice voting to select the Oscar winners in each category. — By Zaid Jilani The 90th Academy Awards brings with it anticipation from movie fans about who will come out on top. Will Best Picture go to “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” or “The Shape of Water?” Will comic genius Jordan Peele take home an Oscar on Sunday for his original…