I’m Racist. You’re Racist. We’re All Racist. Here’s How to Fix It.
Marlena Sloss/Getty Ibram X. Kendi, a black man descended from slaves, raised predominantly in black neighborhoods, and educated at a historically black college, admits he was a racist. It’s not enough to simply be “not racist,” says Kendi, a National Book Award-winning author and professor at American University. To undo the racism that society programs…
Anti-Semites are Using a Popular Chat App to Compile a List of Jewish People
Yui Mok/PA Wire/AP Anti-Semetic trolls are creating an online list of Jewish people who are critical of white nationalism. Since its creation almost a month ago, it has become the fastest-growing alt-right group on the popular Telegram chat service. The list is mostly made of archived tweets from individuals criticizing white supremacy, misogyny, and other…
Trump’s New National Security Adviser Is Another Iran Hawk
Robert C. O’Brien, the State Department’s lead hostage negotiator, returns to the courthouse on the third day of the A$AP Rocky assault trial in Stockholm.Michael Campanella/Getty Eight days after ousting John Bolton as national security adviser, President Donald Trump named the State Department’s top hostage negotiator, Robert C. O’Brien, to the job. A former colleague…
Confess Your Climate Sins? Seriously?
What in the name of all that’s holy is this? Seriously? Confess your climate sins? Are reeducation camps next? Congratulations, NBC. This is probably the most efficient possible way to ensure that nothing gets done about climate change. In one stroke it: Perpetuates the myth that voluntary individual action makes much of a difference. Makes…
Abortion and Lead: There’s No Real Connection These Days
A loyal reader asks: Abortion and lead: When are we getting that post? Well…OK. Since you asked. But it might not be what you expect. The Guttmacher Institute reported this week that the abortion rate in the US has declined yet again and is now at its lowest level in decades. Here’s the chart: There…
Corey Lewandowski Comes Home to CNN
In the final stretch of a five-hour hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Corey Lewandowski claimed defiantly, “I have no obligation to be honest with the media, because they’re just as dishonest as anybody else.” The moment, which epitomized both the president’s whataboutery and disdain for the truth, came as Barry Berke, a…