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Charles W. Mills

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Charles Mills Thinks Liberalism Still Has a Chance

A wide-ranging conversation with the philosopher on the white supremacist roots of liberal thought, Biden’s victory, and Trumpism without Trump.

by Charles W. Mills, Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins via The Nation on January 28, 2021

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Title page to Ida B. Wells's book about lynching.

Is It Legal?

Deferring to power and authority leads inevitably to autocracy.

by William Horne via In Case Of Emergency on February 7, 2025

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White America Facing Its Ghosts

The slow unraveling of a nation’s suburbs.

by Benjamin Herold via Literary Hub on January 23, 2024

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What the Term “Gun Culture” Misses About White Supremacy

The rise of tactical gun culture among civilians reveals a new front in the U.S. battle against nativist authoritarianism.

by Chad Kautzer via Boston Review on December 17, 2021

Ink and watercolor portrait of John Rawls

John Rawls and Liberalism’s Selective Conscience

With its doctrine of fairness, A Theory of Justice transformed political philosophy. But what did it leave out?

by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò via The Nation on November 27, 2021

Lady Liberty bust in a park.

The Entwined History of Freedom and Racism

Liberty for some has always entailed a lack of liberty for many others.

by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò via The Nation on May 3, 2021

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