Round-up

1. This guy has written a long piece in which he argues that reverse racism - or positively discriminating in favour of blacks and minorities over whites - is completely justified because blacks used to be persecuted. This bizarre line of reasoning doesn't seem much interested in having everyone be treated equally regardless of race or colour, and his attempts to make comparisons with the Jews are extremely crooked.

2. Time magazine thinks baseball umpires are racist. The writers of the report think that anomalies in decisions made on 1% of pitches is an obvious sign of racism. Ludicrous.