BAD STUDENTSA Know-Nothing Campus ‘Protest’ MovementThis is not pouting; it is fury and menace.John McWhorter
ExcerptHow English Got Up Close and PersonalIn his new book, ‘Words on the Move,’ John McWhorter delights in the fluidity of language, how it never stands still but flows and morphs like the living thing it is.John McWhorter
HOT AIRWitch Hunt Against ‘Racist’ ‘Hamilton’The year of universal praise for the play “Hamilton” was not meant to last, as those who make a career of finding racial flaws were biding their time. John McWhorter
FACING UPBlack Lives Matter Is Living in the PastYes, black lives taken by cops matter. But so do black lives taken by other blacks. BLM won’t win over America until it acknowledges this.John McWhorter
MEANS TO ENDHow the Myth of Ferguson Changed the USAWhile many in this country refuse to accept the truth about what happened in Ferguson, it did at least start a much needed conversation about policing.John McWhorter
BOW DOWNAntiracism, Our Flawed New ReligionOpposition to racism used to be a political stance. Now it has every marking of a religion, with both good and deleterious effects on American society. John McWhorter
SURVIVINGWhite America Won’t ‘Wake Up’ to RacismHere’s how African-Americans can and will play the same game everyone else is, even if the rules are stacked against them. Demanding new rules or a new game is unrealistic and demeaning.John McWhorter
ChangesWhy Kim Kardashian Can’t Write GoodEssay-level writing as a basic skill is no longer the norm. Speaking is, however, and that style has influenced our writing. Get over it, grammarians. John McWhorter
SWING AND A MISSProgressives Miss the Point of BaltimoreSorry, folks: There are a lot of reasons Baltimore is in such dire straits, and making excuses for the riots and looting helps no one.John McWhorter
CONFIRMATION BIASUVA Truth Not Good Enough for P.C. CrowdRolling Stone’s ‘Jackie’ retraction is just the latest example—from O.J. to Duke lacrosse—of political correctness dividing metaphorical truth from the actual truth.John McWhorter
