Headline Rhymes

Have you heard ’bout the horrible hate crime?
A TV star is beat up by two white guys

But the whole thing turns whack
When the white guys turn black

And YOU are racist for not buyin’

Views on the news, delivered so smooth.

This week’s inspired by the confusing story of Jussie Smollett as it continues to unspool. As it does, perhaps sober thinking about race is in order: 

Racism and Underdetermination by Evidence

The Racism Treadmill

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