Wilfred Reilly

Wilfred Reilly is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University and author of "Hate Crime Hoax" and "Taboo." He focuses on American race relations and politics.

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The Accomplishments of Black Conservative Thought

As a black conservative man, I will add one final note. None of the points made in this essay—about the over-hyping of victimhood in modern America or the cultural issues in working-class black and white communities—is meant to imply that racism does not exist.

Wilfred Reilly

19 Jul 2021 · 7 min read

One ‘Maverick’ Documents Another—Jason Riley’s Biography of Thomas Sowell

The collective wisdom of the tax-paying citizenry—literally the sense of the commons—is very often correct.

Wilfred Reilly

13 Jun 2021 · 10 min read

Facts Don’t Care About Your Diversity Training Certificate—A Critique of Credentialism

The basic fact that famous experts are often wrong is not itself in dispute—but is worth reviewing.

Wilfred Reilly

4 Apr 2021 · 10 min read

Did the BLM Protests Against the Police Lead to the 2020 Spike in Homicides?

One of the most robust findings in social science is that reductions in effective policing correlate with increases in crime.

Wilfred Reilly

27 Jan 2021 · 9 min read

PODCAST 83: Professor Wilfred Reilly on his new book Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About

Kentucky State political science professor Wilfred Reilly talks to Toby Young about his new book Taboo: 10 Facts You Can’t Talk About. Professor Reilly’s last piece for Quillette was about the 1776 project.

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27 Mar 2020 · 1 min read

Sorry, New York Times, But America Began in 1776

There is no reason—no reason at all—that middle-class American Blacks or Appalachian whites cannot be expected to perform at the same level as recent immigrants from the Philippines.

Wilfred Reilly

17 Feb 2020 · 10 min read

Are We in the Midst of a Transgender Murder Epidemic?

The truth is there is no epidemic of transgender murders. The recorded transgender murder rate is 1/3 or less of the overall murder rate for all American citizens and legal residents.

Wilfred Reilly

7 Dec 2019 · 7 min read

Quillette Podcast 44 – Professor Wilfred Reilly on Hate Crime Hoaxes

Toby Young talks to Wilfred Reilly, an assistant professor of political science at Kentucky State University, about his new book documenting the prevalence of hate crime hoaxes such as that of Jussie Smollet, and what that tells us about contemporary American society. Professor Reilly recently wrote an article about hate

Quillette / Wilfred Reilly

15 Jul 2019 · 1 min read

The Hate-Crime Epidemic That Never Was: A Seattle Case Study

An examination of the Seattle data indicates that fewer than 40 actual criminal cases resulting from real, serious hate incidents were successfully prosecuted between 2012 and 2017.

Wilfred Reilly

7 Jul 2019 · 6 min read