Victim consciousness distorts reality and breeds racism among our own. 

When the woke police came after the host of the Bachelor and a star New York Times writer, both played into the hands of extremists by apologizing. Sometimes the most responsible thing to do is flex your middle finger.  

With astonishing speed and complicity from key institutions, the woke obsession with identity has become the new status quo, signaling no less than an information revolution. BreakLines looks at what defines this revolution and what, till now, distinguishes it from a true cultural revolution. 

President Biden's Inauguration Day speech called for American unity. But does he have a clear sense of what will bring the "other half" to the table?  

A black musician's son was confronted by a girl who lost her phone, and he and his wife were quick to publicize the incident. But were they fair to claim it was a "racial attack?"

A day after the Capitol riot, BreakLines looks at the road to redemption for Trump supporters, how their insurrection could further radicalize the left, and how our media habits are radicalizing us all. 

From greater unity among Democratic and Republican leaders to inspiring more violence from Trump supporters, BreakLines looks at how today's storming of the Capitol could shape America's future. 

Black privilege is a real and emergent trend, and while it does not match the scale and depth of the white strain, Americans will have to confront both forms to truly promote equality and unity.

We’ve taken to talking about 2020 in the past tense – as if all the bad it contained will soon be behind us. But 2021 could be worse yet. One key way is politically; our divisions show no signs of subsiding. Here’s what Democrats and Republicans can do to lessen the likelihood of another bad year.