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The Tragedy Paradox
My Blackness is not allowed to prevent tragedy — it can only bear witness.
White People Shouldn’t Talk About The Slap
“Violence will not be tolerated” hits different when coming from people who committed genocide.
“Originalism” Is A Farce
Of all the hypocrisy, absurdity and nonsense on display during the hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court, the lie of “originalism” is the worst.
Women Can Be Terrible Too
Women aren’t a monolith, so neither are feminists. It’s time to acknowledge the difference between fighting for the next you, and fighting for the next us.
We Can’t “Harm Reduction” Our Way Out Anymore
Democrats are going to ask for our votes. It’s time for us to ask them for a vision.
“Cancel Culture” Is Pure Projection
If conservatives are being cancelled, why do we hear them so much?
Say It Ain’t So, Joe
President Biden gave an uplifting, optimistic, conciliatory State of the Union address. That’s what’s so disappointing about it.
The Problem With the Online Left
The American Left has to learn that there is more to solving a problem than identifying its causes.
Rouse the Sleeping Giant
Biden has quieted the impulses of the majority to seek peace with Republicans. It hasn’t worked. Now, if he wants to save democracy, he has to unleash the power of his coalition and remind the opposition what happens when you tamper with “we, the people.”