BLM - Quillette (Page 4)

America's Black Communities Are Suffering. Violent Protests Will Make the Suffering Worse

All in all, the evidence suggests that violent protests and rioting empower right-wing political forces, provide an opportunity for gangs to enrich themselves and exploit destabilized local populations, impoverish property owners, and harm long-term economic fortunes.

Zaid Jilani

30 May 2020 · 9 min read

Don't Blame Police Racism for America's Violence Epidemic

Given the horrifying history of racism in the United States, this was never a far-fetched thesis.

Zaid Jilani

27 Jul 2019 · 11 min read

My Testimony on Reparations

Racism is a bloody stain on this country’s history, and I consider our failure to pay reparations directly to freed slaves after the Civil War to be one of the greatest injustices ever perpetrated by the U.S. government.

Coleman Hughes

20 Jun 2019 · 4 min read

Privilege Versus Paranoia

Privilege is framed as a condition that, once acquired, can never be cured.

Steve Salerno

23 Jun 2018 · 5 min read

Oppression, The Flag, and the Quarterback Whose Aim is Untrue

But is it “oppression”? There has been a tendency in recent years to water down definitions of certain words and then to misapply them.

Susan Lehman

22 Oct 2017 · 9 min read

The Battle over American "Carnage"

If it is important to show commonalities in black and white life in America, are we succeeding in doing so?

Dan Subotnik

20 Feb 2017 · 5 min read

Ferguson Effect Detractors Are Wrong

The violence surge continued into fall. Homicides in Baltimore reached their highest per capita rate in the city’s history.

Heather Mac Donald

21 Mar 2016 · 12 min read

What Does Science Tell Us About the So-Called Ferguson Effect?

A substantial segment of the American public is questioning the legitimacy of police actions, including the use of force. This attention is a Ferguson effect in itself.

Scott E Wolfe Scott H Decker and David C Pyrooz

1 Mar 2016 · 9 min read