The Omni-American Blues
by David BradleyOne wishes that the name of Albert Murray needed no introduction. Such is not the case. . . . . Continue Reading »
Our Faint-Hearted Nationalists
by Pete SpiliakosA conservative nationalism that can’t speak to both recent immigrant populations and anxious working-class whites will lose to left-wing cosmopolitanism. Continue Reading »
Charisma to Routine
by Vincent LloydDemocracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soulby eddie s. glaude jr.crown, 288 pages, $26There are two sorts of individuals who enter the spotlight in the wake of a charismatic leader. The first type imitates the outward performance of the charismatic leader but with none of the depth . . . . Continue Reading »
The Passing of the Voting Rights Act
by Matthew MullinsIn 1965, the U.S. Congress made a seismic decision. Faced with the disenfranchisement of black voters on the one hand, and a Constitutional mandate to maintain equal sovereignty among the states on the other, Congress decided that jurisdictions with histories of racial discrimination at the polls should be compelled to seek “preclearance” from federal authorities any time they wished to change their voting procedures. Continue Reading »
No Lobbyists, I Guess
by Carl R. TruemanThe Rachel Dolezal case raises obvious questions about identity but do not expect the bien pensants to bother answering them with any coherence. Continue Reading »
Kalief Browder and Black Suicide
by Faatimah KnightWhy the suicide rate of black children is on the rise. Continue Reading »
Our Tired Scripts
by R. R. RenoYesterday I made observations about the sad way events in Ferguson followed a familiar script. Some readers responded in a fashion that was also very much on script. In various ways they accused me of racism. Continue Reading »
Ferguson, Missouri
by R. R. RenoIt pains me to admit it, but I see nothing new in the tragic events in Ferguson, nothing new in the protests, which often blended into festivals of destruction, nothing new in the extensive coverage and the calls for our nation to confront racism. It’s an old script, often replayed. Continue Reading »
Sorting Us Out
by Peter L. BergerAll persons of good will have reason to rejoice over the progress made in recent years in building a society of racial justice in America. More progress may confidently be expected under the present Administration, which has put diversity on the national agenda all the way to the highest levels of . . . . Continue Reading »
Safari
by Elizabeth DuranThe white man has laid down his burdenin the middle of Broadwayand under the exhausted plane treesblack men lie like ragson the benches where onceold white ladies chirped in a rowwatching industrialized . . . . Continue Reading »
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