The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity—A Review
The chapter on Trans issues is particularly revealing in regard to the way the different “building blocks” of intersectional theory come into conflict with one another.
Privilege
34 articles
For Students Who Grew Up Poor, An Elite Campus Can Seem Like a Sea of Wealth and Snobbery
The rich kids at Gulliver, those who drove Range Rovers and boasted of extravagant vacations, were not black. But at Amherst, many of my new wealthy classmates were.
Watching My Own Excommunication—on a Facebook Video
The behavior on display in that video didn’t originate in a place of reason, but rather the realm of spiritual passions.
What Does Teaching ‘White Privilege’ Actually Accomplish? Not What You Might Think (Or Hope)
But there is a danger that, by talking about this inequality as an all-consuming phenomenon, we will end up creating a flattened and unfair image that portrays all whites in all situations and all contexts as benefiting from unearned advantages.
Why Elites Dislike Standardized Testing
It is absolutely true that the SAT is the reason this scandal occurred.
Lessons From a Recovering Identity Warrior
I left identity politics activism — and learned hard lessons about groupthink, moral certainty, and what happens when ideology becomes your whole identity.
The White Privilege of Being Black
The sad reality is that Martin had no choice but to burble bromides if she wished to remain a member of her progressive intellectual clique.
Privilege and Double Standards at the Kavanaugh Hearings
One would hope that senators could have worked together to examine the available evidence in a manner that showed respect for all parties involved.
Privilege versus Paranoia
Privilege is framed as a condition that, once acquired, can never be cured.
The High Price of Stale Grievances
Why are blacks the only ethnic group routinely and openly encouraged to nurse stale grievances back to life?
The Silence Around Test Scores Serves the Privileged
It’s true that being very smart and scoring very well on the SAT is the only way most people can have a chance of getting into an Ivy League school
A Different Kind of Privilege
The largest part of the privilege they passed on to me was the privilege of good habits, good manners, a good work ethic, and a good general philosophy of life.