The National Review grapples with Confederate flag love  —  You know things are bad when the pro-segregation rag National Review is locked in their own debate over whether the Confederate flag should or shouldn't come down in places like South Carolina.  On the “get rid of it” side is Reihan Salam …

Apologize for Slavery  —  A WEEK of absurdity around a confused racial con artist, and a massacre in a black church brings us to this: Today is the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth, when the last of the American slaves were told they were free.  Now, to put it to good use, at a time when a post-racial era seems very much out of reach.

Lindsey Graham on Charleston shooter: 'It's him ... not the flag'  —  (CNN)South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham blames 21-year-old Dylann Roof, the man who shot and killed nine African Americans praying in Charleston, for his actions, and the presidential hopeful doesn't want the Confederate flag to be used as an excuse.

Here Is What Appears to Be Dylann Roof's Racist Manifesto  —  Via Twitter users @HenryKrinkle and @EMQuangel, here is what appears to be Charleston shooter Dylann Roof's racist manifesto.  “The event that truly awakened me was the Trayvon Martin case,” the author of this document writes.

S.C. state lawmaker: I'll introduce bill to take down Confederate flag  —  South Carolina state Rep. Norman “Doug” Brannon (R) said Friday night he plans on introducing a bill to remove the Confederate flag near his state's capitol building.  —  The legislation was inspired …