BLM - Quillette (Page 2)

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

The Battle for Moral Authority

Their fight is now ours today.

Eli Steele

23 Jan 2021 · 9 min read

A Student Mob Took Over Bryn Mawr. The College Said Thank You

Anyone who sought to attend class, go to the dining hall, or even turn in schoolwork was denounced as a “scab,” and often faced acts of bullying.

Minnie Doe

27 Dec 2020 · 10 min read

Race and Social Panic at Haverford: A Case Study in Educational Dysfunction

Not so long ago, one might have been able to count on the naturally oppositional reflexes of young adults as a counterbalance to this kind of crowdsourced social panic.

Jonathan Kay

1 Dec 2020 · 24 min read

Reinventing Racism—A Review

Beyond dismantling the ideas in White Fragility, Church leverages his background in economics to forward a more comprehensive framework around privilege.

Samuel Kronen

30 Nov 2020 · 7 min read

Robin DiAngelo’s Misreading of Michel Foucault

It should not be controversial to say that knowledge can be exploited by dominant vested interests.

Jonathan Church

25 Nov 2020 · 5 min read

Victimhood or Development?

It’s a very interesting development in the black community and it’s a race to break that ugly symbiosis between white guilt and black development.

Glenn Loury, John McWhorter, Shelby Steele and Eli Steele

19 Nov 2020 · 32 min read

Does Racism Explain Black Disadvantage?

Empirically testing the hypothesis that racism accounts for most or all of black disadvantage poses enormous challenges.

G. E. Zuriff

15 Nov 2020 · 9 min read

America Has Serious Problems. It’s Time to Stop Blaming Them on ‘Trumpism’

It is always tempting to portray one’s political opponents as consumed by some inveterate flaw or social contaminant that marks them as fallen creatures.

Quillette

9 Nov 2020 · 10 min read

Podcast #121: The Inconvenient Truth About Donald Trump’s Non-White Supporters

A conversation with Jamil Jivani.

Quillette

6 Nov 2020 · 1 min read

For Five Months, BLM Protestors Trashed America's Cities. After the Election, Things May Only Get Worse

Common themes in the emerging constellation of radical groups include apocalyptic beliefs, a “utopian” political agenda, martyr narratives, and a cell-based organizational structure.

Mike Gonzalez

3 Nov 2020 · 9 min read

‘Nobody Likes the Other Guy’: On the Road With Donald Trump’s Diehards

There were a lot of Hispanic people there, which seems an underreported story.

Stephen Elliott

2 Nov 2020 · 20 min read

What Divides Us Is Class, Not Race

What we need are policies—including trade and immigration policies—that help us carve up the economic pie in a way that sees all workers get their fair share, no matter what their ethnicity.

Jeff Rubin

24 Oct 2020 · 10 min read

Who Speaks for Black Lives Matter? The Answer Can Be Complicated

As one might imagine, it generally is opposed by many Black Lives Matter supporters, as they disagree with any implied parallel between racist treatment of blacks and the occupational hazards of police work.

Steven Volynets

16 Oct 2020 · 13 min read

The Prescience of Shelby Steele

A great writer shows us how to think rather than telling us what to think.

Samuel Kronen

8 Oct 2020 · 18 min read