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The Pseudoscience of White Supremacy
Introduction The term "white supremacy" is used in two distinct senses in this article of mine, and it helps to keep them separate. First, in the narrow, everyday sense, it refers to the ideology and movements that explicitly assert white people are a superior race and should dominate
Ivonics, Not Ebonics
I disagree with the notion that American Blacks like me speak and write a separate, different language from English, historically called “Black English,” and also called “Ebonics,” “Black Vernacular English,” and “African American Vernacular English (AAVE).” I disagree with the notion that the speech differences found among some American Blacks
Alternatives to the Cliché "I'm Not Racist"
Below are suggestions to capture the intended meaning of "I'm not racist" without triggering defensiveness or sounding like self-exoneration. The phrase "I'm not racist" often shuts down conversation rather than demonstrating accountability or a willingness to engage. "I work to
Why I Am Not Religious
I am not religious. I am secular. I use the same epistemic standard for religious claims that I use for claims in history, medicine, psychology, biology, other sciences, and everyday life. Extraordinary claims require evidence proportional to their improbability. Throughout this essay I examine whether religious claims meet that standard.