Today's multiracial Americans are at greater liberty to choose how they'd like to be seen, and under less pressure to pass for white. Eric Liu americanchoosegreat Change image and share on social
It turns out umpires and judges are not robots or traffic cameras, inertly monitoring deviations from a fixed zone of the permissible. They are humans. Eric Liu cameradeviationfix Change image and share on social
You cannot mistake Bush's clarity of purpose. He believes in a story about freedom and opportunity that makes his followers feel like they aren't just ticking their days down but are part of something larger than themselves. Eric Liu believebushclarity share on social
The summer of 1991, I took $2,000 of my savings and a desktop program, and I asked my friends to write 800 words about something they cared about. I got eight or nine articles and put them together. It was no frills, black and white, no graphics. I printed them out and just dumped piles around D.C. Eric Liu 000articleask share on social
You want to defend citizenship? Don't persecute or isolate those without papers. Just live like a citizen. That'd be a first-class way to be American. Eric Liu americancitizencitizenship Change image and share on social
Identity in America is complicated but it's also simple: it's about whom you identify with and who identifies with you. Eric Liu americacomplicateidentify Change image and share on social
As it stands now, those of us who are lucky enough to be citizens by birth don't have to do much. Very little is asked of us. Eric Liu askbirthcitizen Change image and share on social
America is exceptional: but because it yields the likes of Obama, not the likes of Bush. Eric Liu americabushexceptional Change image and share on social
Great numbers of Asian Americans do not fit the model minority or 'tiger family' stereotypes, living instead in multigenerational poverty far from the mainstream. Eric Liu americanasianfamily Change image and share on social
The Boomers have modeled a set of bad habits, and one grand gesture is not going to unwind all those bad habits. Eric Liu badboomergesture Change image and share on social