In November 1898, in Wilmington, North Carolina, a mob of 2,000 white men expelled black and white political leaders, destroyed the property of the city’s black residents, and killed dozens — if not hundreds — of people.
For decades, the story of this violence was buried, while the perpetrators were cast as heroes.
Source: Vox (June 20, 2020) | Subjects: History, Race Relations
Author: Chris Ladd | Source: Forbes (July 20, 2017) | Subjects: Articles & Links, Excerpts, Politics & Public Policy
One might … say that moving minds — our own as well as those of others — is among the most effortful labor there is.
[…]
“When we wish to correct with advantage, and to show another that he errs, we must notice from what side he views the matter, for on that side it is usually true, and admit that truth to him, but reveal to … [ Read more ]
Authors: Blaise Pascal, Maria Popova | Source: The Marginalian (Brain Pickings) (May 20, 2015) | Subjects: Articles & Links, Communication, Excerpts
Author Tom Nichols argues that people are angry at journalists for giving them what they want: pared-down stories tailored to them.
Authors: Brian Bethune, Tom Nichols | Source: Maclean’s (March 20, 2017) | Subjects: America, Articles & Links, Excerpts, Life & Society, News | Media | Publishing, Politics & Public Policy
Gilbert has inspired a whole niche of faux travel writing by women. […] In this genre, the focus of attention is the self, and the beautiful locale becomes the backdrop of the real action, which is interior psychodrama.
These writers position themselves against the iconic travel writer who is, of course, male. From Sir Richard Francis Burton to Bruce Chatwin to Paul Theroux, the traveler is … [ Read more ]
Author: Jessa Crispin | Source: Boston Review (July 20, 2015) | Subjects: Articles & Links, Excerpts, Travel
It took a lot to get us here. […] I’d rely on the old sociological distinction between gemeinschaft and gesellschaft. All across the world, we have masses of voters who live in a world of gemeinschaft: where relationships are personal, organic and fused by particular affections. These people define their loyalty to community, faith and nation in personal, in-the-gut sort of ways.
But we have a … [ Read more ]
Author: David Brooks | Source: The New York Times (January 20, 2017) | Subjects: Articles & Links, Excerpts, Politics & Public Policy, Trump