Valerie Tarico

Valerie Tarico PhD, is a psychologist and writer in Seattle, Washington. Her articles have featured at Alternet, Salon and Huffington Post and she is the author of Trusting Doubt: A Former Evangelic

2 Posts

A Closer Look at 'White Fragility' Theory

Why might a social psychological concept gain such broad traction despite being poorly defined and weakly researched? Perhaps because it is true.

Valerie Tarico

5 Mar 2020 · 10 min read

Liberalism’s Great Challenge: How Can We Critique Ideas while Protecting People?

The words are usually associated with Eastern or New Age spirituality, and they sound as bizarre on the tongue of a science-minded atheist as an Arab Bible-believer.

Valerie Tarico

4 Aug 2016 · 9 min read