http://dir.salon.com/topics/richard_rodriguez/?source=rss&aim=richard_rodriguez en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT By Richard Rodriguez Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/28/sotomayor_proposition_8/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/28/sotomayor_proposition_8/index.html?source=rss Proposition 8 and the Sonia Sotomayor nomination expose the hypocritical state of the sexual revolution today. By Richard Rodriguez Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/02/13/economic_crisis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/02/13/economic_crisis/index.html?source=rss The media says Americans have the economic blues. But we're meeting these down times the way we always have: Not with resignation but with grit, compassion and humor. By Jeanne Carstensen Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/25/proposition_8_religion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/25/proposition_8_religion/index.html?source=rss The crusade for Proposition 8 was fueled by the broken American family, explains gay Catholic author Richard Rodriguez. By Richard Rodriguez Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/09/latina_in_chief/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/09/latina_in_chief/index.html?source=rss Clinton's popularity with Latino voters reminds us that people of color do not walk in lock step. There's a lesson here for Obama. By Richard Rodriguez Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/04/11/rodriguez/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/04/11/rodriguez/index.html?source=rss The marches prove that immigrants are not alone. They have families -- and they're woven into our nation too deeply to tear out. By Richard Rodriguez Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/04/05/rodriguez_pope/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/04/05/rodriguez_pope/index.html?source=rss The pope and his made-for-TV papacy did more for the world at large than for his own church. But the cameras loved him to his final act. By Richard Rodriguez Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/06/14/rodriguez/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/06/14/rodriguez/index.html?source=rss Whatever decision the Catholic bishops make in Dallas this week, it's sure to lack a widespread or profound understanding of sexuality and the priesthood. By Pamela Burdman Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/05/09/connerly/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/05/09/connerly/index.html?source=rss With one in seven California kids born to parents of different races, Ward Connerly says it's time to stop collecting outmoded racial data. But even some old allies say Connerly's is an idea whose time has not yet come. By Suzy Hansen Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2002/04/27/rodriguez/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2002/04/27/rodriguez/index.html?source=rss Author Richard Rodriguez talks about the erotic conundrum of race mixing in America, his strange love for Richard Nixon and why George W. Bush is our first Hispanic president. By Richard Rodriguez Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/23/disunited/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/23/disunited/index.html?source=rss The jingoistic cries of unity since Sept. 11 are disturbing -- and fundamentally un-American. By Richard Rodriguez Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/05/30/hispanics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/05/30/hispanics/index.html?source=rss The Census says Hispanics are poised to outnumber blacks as America's largest "minority" -- but can Hispanics really be compared to African-Americans? By Richard Rodriguez Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/12/07/mexico/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/12/07/mexico/index.html?source=rss For decades, Mexico has looked down on Mexican- Americans, but its new president is challenging the nation to look to them instead. By Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/07/17/race/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/07/17/race/index.html?source=rss By Richard Rodriguez By Richard Rodriguez Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/07/13/race/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/07/13/race/index.html?source=rss The New York Times assures us that relations between "blacks" and "whites" are "generally good." What about the rest of us? Letters to the Editor Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/06/30/oakland/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/06/30/oakland/index.html?source=rss Jerry Brown swaps race politics for results; is it time to outgrow George Carlin? Letters to the Editor Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/06/28/lauryn_hill/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/06/28/lauryn_hill/index.html?source=rss Lauryn Hill is no hoochie; is Ramsey Clark a Serb apologist or the voice of truth? By Richard Rodriguez Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/06/24/rodriguez/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/06/24/rodriguez/index.html?source=rss The X Games fulfill the human need to test limits and risk death at a time when technology has created the illusion that we're in control. By Richard Rodriguez Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/06/16/magic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/06/16/magic/index.html?source=rss The murder of Mexican talk-show host Paco Stanley reveals the growing disjunction between illusion and reality in Mexico. By Richard Rodriguez Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/04/05/rodriguez/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/04/05/rodriguez/index.html?source=rss Today's heart of darkness lies at the far end of the Danube, and the savages have white skin. By Richard Rodriguez Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/10/19/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/10/19/news/index.html?source=rss Can someone please explain how flirting can lead to murder? By Richard Rodriguez Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/11/10/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/11/10/news/index.html?source=rss It still doesn't occur to many that affirmative action might be unfair to poor whites, or that minority kids drop out of college not because of their color but because they are poor. It should be class, not race, that matters in the post-affirmative action era. Thu, 28 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1995/11/12/race/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1995/11/12/race/index.html?source=rss Black and white relations have hit bottom. Where do we go from here?