Richard Cohen Defends Column: ‘Word Racist Is Truly Hurtful’  —  Richard Cohen says that his latest piece was not intended to be and shouldn't be read as racist.  —  “The word racist is truly hurtful,” he told The Huffington Post on Tuesday.  “It's not who I am.  It's not who I ever was.

WaPo Publisher Calls Cohen Column ‘Brilliant’  —  Before Richard Cohen's latest column sparked widespread outrage, the publisher of the Washington Post praised the piece.  —  Katharine Weymouth tweeted a link to Cohen's column on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's (R) relationship with the tea party, which she hailed as “brilliant.”

Richard Cohen Has Written Something Insane About Interracial Marriage  —  Cotton-topped ladies man Richard Cohen hilariously poses as a “liberal” columnist at the Washington Post, despite being... how can we put this gently... a power-worshiping bigot.  Don't take our word for it.

Racist Op-Ed Columns Are a Strange Business Strategy  —  I'm not sure what, if anything, Jeff Bezos will do to try to turn around the financial fortunes of the Washington Post.  But Richard Cohen's column today suggests one small step that the owner of the daily paper in a majority-black city could take …