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NPR Attacks Tom Hanks’ ‘Whiteness’
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1620: A Critical Response to the 1619 Project
Recent years have seen eruptions of violence and hate in America: riots, looting, the tearing down of statues. Often those rioting are privileged white youth.
A Letter from the Middle to the Left about Healing and Unity
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Live Not By Lies
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How ‘Activist’ Scholarship Harms Everybody
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A Black Lives Matter Reading List for Rich, White Liberals
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An Orgy of Anti-White Hatred Erupts on Social and Mainstream Media
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An Open Letter to Facebook Friends who Support Bernie Sanders
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Iran-Born Shiite Muslim, Marxist, Catholic Convert, Conservative Author, and Ardent Trump Supporter
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Black Anti-Semitism: The New Blood Libel
On Sunday, January 5, 2020, I was one of an estimated 25,000 protesters participating in the Solidarity March against antisemitism. Chilled and tightly packed
Black Anti-Semitism and Leftist Paternalism
Husband: “Ya fired the cleaning woman!” Wife: “She was stealing!” Husband: “But she’s colored!” Wife: “So?” Husband: “So the colored
Attacks on Jews in NYC and Media Double Standards
December 26, 2019, the day after Christmas, those Americans who emerged from their holiday celebrations to check world headlines were in for a shock. Police
Why Yasmine Mohammed’s ‘Unveiled’ Is a Must-Read
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Why I ‘Liked’ Schooner Creek Farm
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