Gregory Rodriguez

Gregory Rodriguez is publisher of Zócalo Public Square, for which he writes the Imperfect Union column.

Recent Articles

White Americans Need To Get Used To Being in the Minority

While it lacks the cartoon-like buffoonery of Donald Sterling’s antics, the Bruce Levenson email affair tells us a whole lot more about the serious racial challenges facing America today

By Gregory Rodriguez September 18, 2014

How LeBron James Is Just Like Us

The NBA player faced that excruciating tension that comes with modern mobility: choosing between home and opportunity.

By Gregory Rodriguez July 18, 2014

How Diversity Makes Us Smarter

Thinking about difference works our brains by questioning our worldviews, beliefs and institutions.

By Gregory Rodriguez July 11, 2014

How Genealogy Became Almost as Popular as Porn

Believe it or not, Americans are obsessed with ancestry, which has spawned a billion-dollar cottage industry

By Gregory Rodriguez May 30, 2014

Memorial Day Should Be About Forgetting

We need to move beyond the brutality of history, and that's where backyard barbecues come in as a building block of national morale.

By Gregory Rodriguez May 25, 2014
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