Racial scapegoating, immigration, and the exploitation of a death in Iowa.
Free Speech Follies
Speech is free, platforms are not, and no you are not entitled to be heard.
Speech is free, platforms are not, and no you are not entitled to be heard.
In Defense of Expertise
A critique of argumentative equality, intellectual relativism and Uncle Cooter.
A critique of argumentative equality, intellectual relativism and Uncle Cooter.
A God Unworthy of Praise or Worship
Christian Fundamentalism and the psychopathy of the right-wing deity.
Christian Fundamentalism and the psychopathy of the right-wing deity.
How the Right Rationalizes Racial Disparity
Possibly the only thing worse than racism is the pseudo-intellectual way in which some seek to justify it.
Possibly the only thing worse than racism is the pseudo-intellectual way in which some seek to justify it.
Confusion Ethics and Deceptive Data
Old tricks and new twists in the war on Affirmative Action.
Old tricks and new twists in the war on Affirmative Action.
Your Guns are a Fetish: Reflections on Firearms and Fragile Masculinity
Guns are, for far too many of us, an extension of our manhood; they are something without which many would feel less complete, less masculine, less virile, less alive.
Guns are, for far too many of us, an extension of our manhood; they are something without which many would feel less complete, less masculine, less virile, less alive.
Whiteness Is the Longest Con
How racism structured and perpetuates America's class divide.
How racism structured and perpetuates America’s class divide.
White Pride Is for Losers
Reflections on race, self-doubt and the psychology of getting suckered.
Reflections on race, self-doubt and the psychology of getting suckered.
Identity-Based Politics are Not the Problem, Identity-Based Oppression Is
How Conservatives and Liberals confuse a symptom for the disease.
How Conservatives and Liberals confuse a symptom for the disease.
Hope is a Noun, Struggle is a Verb and Nouns are Not Enough
The importance of moral action even in the face of uncertainty.
The importance of moral action even in the face of uncertainty.
Yes Braxton, The Gender Pay Gap is Real (Or, Why Dude-Bros Shouldn’t Attempt Social Science)…
Sexism is bad enough. What’s worse, by several orders of magnitude, is the dishonesty of those who deny its existence.
Sexism is bad enough. What’s worse, by several orders of magnitude, is the dishonesty of those who deny its existence.
It’s Not About Guilt: The Moral Imperative of Taking Responsibility
"Guilt is a luxury we can no longer afford." -- James Baldwin
“Guilt is a luxury we can no longer afford.” — James Baldwin
Color-Blindness as Intellectual Child Abuse: Raising Anti-Racist Kids in an Unequal Society
Unless parents discuss racial inequity with their children, those children will likely develop an internal narrative to explain the inequities they can see. And that narrative will likely be racist
Unless parents discuss racial inequity with their children, those children will likely develop an internal narrative to explain the inequities they can see. And that narrative will likely be racist
Deceptive Data, Spurious Stereotypes and Welfare-Bashing as an American Hobby
Fact: The average monthly benefit for what used to be called “Food Stamps” — is a whopping $125, or about $1.40 per meal, per person.
Fact: The average monthly benefit for what used to be called “Food Stamps” — is a whopping $125, or about $1.40 per meal, per person.
Silence Is Not a Virtue: Racism, Victimhood and Right-Wing Concern Trolling
The right doesn’t care about people of color adopting a victim mentality. They simply wish to avoid a discussion of injustice, because such a discussion might lead us to do something to actually rectify it.
The right doesn’t care about people of color adopting a victim mentality. They simply wish to avoid a discussion of injustice, because such a discussion might lead us to do something to actually rectify it.