Today’s video of the day comes from The O’Reilly Factor, where I discussed President Obama, the war on terror, and the current poll numbers.

Today’s video of the day is “History” by Mos Def featuring Talib Kweli.

“For a used-to-be-slave woman to love anything that much was dangerous, especially if it was her children she had settled on to love. The best thing, he knew, was to love just a little bit; everything, just a little bit, so when they broke its back, or shoved it in a croaker sack, well, maybe you’d have a little love left over for the next one”

Today’s video of the day comes from Larry King Live, where I participated on a panel about Obama, terrorism, and homeland security.

For many of us, Nas’s Illmatic is not only one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all-time, but one of the great artistic productions of the late 20th century. With the release of Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas’s Illmatic, the album is finally getting the intellectual attention that it deserves. In the book, editors Michael Eric Dyson and Sohail Daulatzai have assembled a team of scholars, critics, and MCs to discuss the album and its broader impact on society. The list of contributors includes Michael Eric Dyson, Common, dream hampton, Mark Anthony Neal, Greg Tate, Imani Perry, Kyra Gaunt, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., James Braxton Peterson, Guthrie Ramsey Jr., and me. Check it out!