Othello, Colin Powell, and Post-Racial Anachronisms.

The author demonstrates that there's a characteristic of regimes of racial intolerance in William Shakespeare's "Othello." Topics discussed include the misconception that racialism is unambiguous, the treatment of former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell when it comes to racism, and racial prejudice. Also mentioned is how the election of Barack Obama as U.S. President showed improvement in the race relations of the U.S.