Managed Democracy and the Illusion of Politics
Now that another sordid election cycle is almost behind us, the pundit class has begun to issue the customary pleas
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electoral politics
Black Republicans: A New Book on the Transformation of the GOP
This post is part of a blog series I am editing, which announces the release of selected new works in African
Read moreThe Pre-History of President Clinton’s Racist (and Antiracist) Liberalism
About a week ago, former President Bill Clinton once again had to defend his 1994 crime bill at an event
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Hubert Harrison, Socialism and the Black Vote
The Democratic primary has again brought to the fore old debates about the relationship between class and race. In an
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