John's next two books, a history of English and a book on profanity ... Who is hurt when we violate language taboos? ... Glenn on writing his memoir: "The truth hurts" ... Three key turning points in Glenn's life ... Glenn's break with the right (and his friends on the right) ... Do conservative intellectuals care about black people? ... Thinking about the black woman who doesn't make partner at her NYC law firm ...

Scott's book, First Principles: The Jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas ... The influence of the Declaration of Independence on the Constitution ... Does Thomas want to invalidate the administrative state? ... Why Thomas cares about desegregation more than integration ... Does it matter what slave owners like Thomas Jefferson thought about liberty? ... Thurgood Marshall vs. Thomas on the Constitution ... Thomas's views on voting rights ... Jefferson, Lincoln, King, Thomas? ...

Scott's book, First Principles: The Jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas ... The influence of the Declaration of Independence on the Constitution ... Does Thomas want to invalidate the administrative state? ... Why Thomas cares about desegregation more than integration ... Does it matter what slave owners like Thomas Jefferson thought about liberty? ... Thurgood Marshall vs. Thomas on the Constitution ... Thomas's views on voting rights ... Jefferson, Lincoln, King, Thomas? ...

Michael's book on the Rockefeller drug laws, Black Silent Majority ... Critiquing Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow ... Adding a class critique to the discussion of race and crime ... Why Michael is torn over "respectability politics" ... Michael: People on both sides of the debate need to take poor black folk seriously ... Could black churches team up with Black Lives Matter? ... Could the black community ever work with Trump? ...

Michael's book on the Rockefeller drug laws, Black Silent Majority ... Critiquing Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow ... Adding a class critique to the discussion of race and crime ... Why Michael is torn over "respectability politics" ... Michael: People on both sides of the debate need to take poor black folk seriously ... Could black churches team up with Black Lives Matter? ... Could the black community ever work with Trump? ...

Darrell’s new book, Divided Politics, Divided Nation ... Why is racial demographic change so important to conservatives? ... How Darrell’s conservative Christian family exemplifies the ideological divide ... Identity politics on the Brown University campus ... Darrell: The push to impeach Trump is misguided ... Darrell’s challenge: Take a conservative (or a liberal) to lunch ...

Darrell’s new book, Divided Politics, Divided Nation ... Why is racial demographic change so important to conservatives? ... How Darrell’s conservative Christian family exemplifies the ideological divide ... Identity politics on the Brown University campus ... Darrell: The push to impeach Trump is misguided ... Darrell’s challenge: Take a conservative (or a liberal) to lunch ...

Why NYC’s elite schools are ditching standardized entry exams ... John: The academic achievement gap is a cultural issue ... Getting good grades and the pressure against "acting white" ... What is oppositional culture theory? ... John: There's no replacement for parental instruction ... Has there been a sea change on the stigma against "acting white"? ... The College Board’s controversial new “adversity index" ...

Why NYC’s elite schools are ditching standardized entry exams ... John: The academic achievement gap is a cultural issue ... Getting good grades and the pressure against "acting white" ... What is oppositional culture theory? ... John: There's no replacement for parental instruction ... Has there been a sea change on the stigma against "acting white"? ... The College Board’s controversial new “adversity index" ...

Wilfred’s new book, Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War ... The real statistics on racial hate crimes ... How the “continuing oppression narrative” hurts race relations in the US ... Wilfred: Being a conservative at a historically black college isn’t so bad ... When Trump’s message resonates with black voters ... Does social media magnify racism? ... Wilfred explains what the race/IQ debate gets wrong ... Wilfred’s research assessing privilege along all axes of identity ... Settling the matter: Is Trump really a racist? ...