Nikole Hannah-Jones on the Power of Storytelling, and Her Story

This 2017 lecture by journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones in which she tells her personal story, accentuates what the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill lost when the Board of Trustees delayed a decision on hiring her and granting her tenure. She instead accepted a position at Howard University. She grew up working class in Iowa....

‘I’m A Conservative Who Believes Systematic Racism Is Real’

Michael Gerson, speechwriter for George W. Bush and a Washington Post columnist, argues that the phrase "systemic racism" has become a trigger to the culture wars and unreasoned debate. Other conservatives are "proud of the productive life choices they’ve made and refuse to feel guilty for self-destructive life choices made by others." But "I don't...

Some Critical Race Theorists Do Make Anti-Democratic Arguments

Are socio-economic factors more significant in poor outcomes for non-whites than structural racism? Columnist Andrew Sullivan points to commentators who were condemned as racists and fired by the American Medical Association for suggesting that's the case. And in a column, "The Roots of Wokeness: A Closer Look at the Philosophy Behind the Movement," Sullivan criticizes...