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Identity is something we’ve talked about on this show before.

We’ve talked a few times about how Brown v. Board was used to craft identity. We have discussed how it was constitutive and how it enshrined Whiteness into the law. And when the law is White, the culture is White.

We’ve talked a bit about gender and identity. We’ve talked about Harris and the daunting role in front of her as the first woman VP. [Read More]

On September 11, 2021, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, former President George W. Bush spoke at a Flight 93 Memorial event to commemorate the day, and especially the heroic actions of those aboard Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. [Read More]

This week we celebrated Labor Day. For most people it just marks the end of the summer and a day to maybe cook-out, if you have the day off. But it’s right there in the name – it is a time set aside to note the efforts of those who labor – Specifically unions and those who worked to create a safer and more humane working environment for American workers. [Read More]

It’s my first week back to school, and I admit to being a bit more shaken up than I usually am. I attribute this to the fact that I haven’t been in a face-to-face classroom since March 2020, so I feel like I am walking into something strange and somewhat foreign. I know some of you have been working in classrooms, offices, grocery stores, restaurants, banks, and all the like all along, so you may not have a lot of sympathy. I get that. And some of you have been back in class for a while now and are thinking, “I’ve been doing this for weeks! Come on!” And I admire your courage. But I’m just being honest. The start of the semester has me jumpy. [Read More]