The Spectrum of Black Contrarianism
The likes of Thomas Sowell and Larry Elder reject not only the economic program of the Left but also the racial grievance politics of black activists and politicians.
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The likes of Thomas Sowell and Larry Elder reject not only the economic program of the Left but also the racial grievance politics of black activists and politicians.
Think about the horses who were replaced by cars. Cars do the same thing horses do—they move people from one place to another—but without all the crap.
Identity has become the locus of cultural value and representation the means of its transmission.
Without an understanding of the selection pressures that shaped our minds, much of human existence is frustratingly bewildering.
The claim that “all politics is identity politics,” is not coherent. On one reading, it says something that’s true but irrelevant. And on another reading, it says something that’s false, but would be highly relevant if true.
They offered many reasons why the person should not be trusted or liked, but failed to offer reasons why the person was wrong.
The deliberate downplaying of dissent for both Persian and English language audiences is indicative of an attempt to fool Iranians back into submission at a time when the regime has never been more anxious about its survival.
Chang shows no awareness that gender parity is the exception not the rule in the US workplace.
Science seeks to explain the world, but explanation conflicts with condemnation, which is an important component of injustice and in turn advocacy.
With the release of their extraordinary documentary film The Rescue, Alvaro and his younger brother Boris haven’t just faced up to their clan’s history. They have turned it into high art.
The socialist experiment has been run and the results are in: it is a failure—Revolution => Dictatorship => Horror.
His campaign focuses on solving the problem of job losses to automation—an issue many politicians seem happy to ignore.
The three of you have continually stated your leftist political identity in your writing and on your social media accounts. How is your political affiliation relevant to the project?
The second and most impressive section of the book lays out Hazony’s principled arguments for adopting a vision of the world order characterized by an 'order of independent nation states.'
As individuals making personal judgments about the truthfulness of Kavanaugh and Ford, we are not held to the same standards as our justice system.