Leonard Pitts Jr.

Recent stories written by Leonard Pitts Jr.

Gun sight codes can't compare to true faith (1/25/2010)

Have you heard about the Jesus rifles?ABC News broke the story last week. It seems there was this fellow named Glyn Bindon, who used weapons of war to speak for his faith.

The rebirth of hope bodes well for blacks (1/18/2010)

One year later.One year after that icy Washington day Barack Obama raised his hand and swore the oath that made him president of the United States, it turns out something fundamental has changed.

Good riddance to the falling-apart decade (12/7/2009)

A few days from now and not a moment too soon, we say farewell to the Ohs.Once upon a time, it was common to debate names for this first decade of the new millennium. We'd seen the Gay Nineties, the Roaring Twenties, the Swinging Sixties, we'd endured the Me Decade, the Greed Decade, The War Years, and people wondered what nickname should be attached to the Ohs.

9/11 trials good for America (11/23/2009)

"We (should) wrap him in bacon and deep fry him at a state fair while Lee Greenwood stabs him in the face."