Barack Obama, Ferguson, and the Evidence of Things Unsaid  —  Violence works.  Nonviolence does too.  —  In a recent dispatch from Ferguson, Missouri, Jelani Cobb noted that President Obama's responses to “unpunished racial injustices” constitute “a genre unto themselves.”

Michael Brown Wasn't a Superhuman Demon  —  But Darren Wilson's racial prejudice told him otherwise.  —  To his friends, Michael Brown was a “gentle giant”—a “quiet person with a wicked sense of humor.”  —  Jamelle Bouie is a Slate staff writer covering politics, policy, and race.

GOP Mulls Not Inviting Obama to Give State of the Union  —  Congressional Republicans are weighing a variety of tactics to “address” their anger over President Obama's executive actions on immigration and are reportedly considering the idea of “refusing to invite the president to give his State of the Union address,” Politico reports.

Man sues Wisconsin police department, alleges Facebook-related arrest violated his rights  —  MADISON, Wis. — A man who got arrested after he posted Facebook comments calling a southwestern Wisconsin police department racist has filed a federal lawsuit alleging one of the agency's officers violated his constitutional rights.