https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2009/07/30/healthcare-not-race-needs-the-teaching-moment/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 08:52:21 -0400<![CDATA[While Iranians battle for democracy in the streets and Hondurans try to hold back a wannabe Chavez, here in the US of A we&#8217;re going to have a &#8220;teaching moment&#8221; on race that I can&#8217;t believe anybody wants other than, perhaps, Barack Obama, Henry Lewis Gates and some pathetic nostalgics in the media who still think it&#8217;s 1972. Cambridge policeman Sgt. James Crowley &#8211; the furthest thing from a racist according to his African-American cop peers &#8211; is the poor sap forced into this beer drinking photo op. [Did they invite Reverend Wright?-ed. He&#8217;s a hard liquor guy.]]]>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:57:39 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2009/07/30/healthcare-not-race-needs-the-teaching-moment-n217336