Seth Forman is author of American Obsession: Race and Conflict in the Age of Obama ( Booklocker.com 2011) and Blacks in the Jewish Mind: A Crisis of Liberalism (New York University Press) among other books. He blogs at www.mrformansplanet.com. Dr. Forman has written for such publications as National Review, Frontpagemag.com, Weekly Standard, the American, Academic Questions, Gotham Gazette, Partisan Review, Newsday, The American Scholar, American Jewish History, and Midstream. He is currently Research Associate Professor at Stony Brook University and the Chief Planner for the Long Island Regional Planning Council. His opinions and editorials are not associated with any of these institutions.