The author makes a good effort to explain critical details of the debate but offers only one source in each area and allows logical inconsistencies to creep in.

Limbaugh's comments were indeed noteworthy, but more context is needed to show what his words may (or may not) represent in overall trends about race-based name-calling and tensions about race.

This piece is interesting, but a confusing read with pro/con comments about Twitter and news media thrown in like, well, a flood of tweets.

This piece doesn't venture much beyond whatever the Zenn car promoters seem to be claiming. There is no context about other cars and longer-distance batteries also under development.

This piece does a wonderful job citing data and then breaking down important aspects of research such as sample size and composition. But it offers little historical context (the first study cited was in 1899!), doesn't question all this interest in measuring penises, and seems to assume that men's worries about being "small" are valid if they fall below the average.

It's not journalism, but an op-ed. It raises important issues and invites readers to think about them. I would have liked to have seen sources beyond the usual suspects.

It's interesting to me that this story is framed around the question of whether or not we should talk about race publicly. The presumption is very white-centered, because only whites (primarily) have the choice of ignoring or avoiding race. Other that than, the piece does bring in a good range of perspectives. The final quotes, however, seemed dumped in without offering much context or even sensitivity as to what the speaker really intends -- especially Cobb's reference to structural racism.

This piece does a great job in raising an important issue, offering compelling data, and then laying out potential solutions.

Miller takes on an important issue, but I'd like to hear more about just what we're missing by ignoring black history most of the time. This piece does a nice job awakening listeners to the issue, but doesn't compel us to work harder to learn the black chords of American history.