Whitelash

The great American whitelash claims new victims every day

Lingering in the deepest corners of our national soul is the idea that this is and will always be a white nation. And we pay for this idea with our blood O ur times are exceedingly dark. No matter what pundits or politicians – even so-called progressive ones – may say, racism remains a central feature of this society, and this fact isn’t simply about the victimization of black people. Consider Jordan Edwards, a 15-year-old freshman from the suburbs of Dallas, Texas, who is now dead. A policeman shot him in the head with a rifle and offered an account…