The Enigma of Clarence Thomas

"It's a democracy. Let the man and Marianne and Joe Biden be on a stage," he says. "He better debate them." He believes in separate institutions for black people, according to Robin. Thomas is more pessimistic about race issues today than when he was involved with left-wing groups like Black Power at college,.Robin: The way he marries this very self conscious black position to sort of standard white conservative tropes reminds me of horseshoe theory.