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BREXIT, Identity, and Global Flows

The English (at least the Anglo-Saxon variety) have had an uneasy relationship with the Continent since, say, 1066, so the recent BREXIT vote has been brewing awhile.  Nativism, nationalism, even racism—all these and more have driven this vote, but perhaps … Continue reading

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Clarence Page: America’s “Anxious Class”

“For better or worse,” writes Clarence Page, “effective politics is often nothing more than an effective appeal to the resentments of those who vote in large numbers, directed against a target group that doesn’t.”  This comes from his essay “Politics: … Continue reading

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Barbie’s New Bods

In 2002 the Daily Herald asked me to write a piece about “the state of race relations,” and I responded with “Turning a Corner on Racism”—a cheery title, though many pointed out I spent as much time, maybe more, back-peddling … Continue reading

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