Inside Mississippi’s Only Class on Critical Race Theory
By Molly Minta Mississippi Today Brittany Murphree was born and raised in Rankin County, Mississippi, one of the most Republican counties in one of the most Republican states. She went […]
Tag Archives: History
After Crafting American Criminal Justice, Christians Keep Changing the Rules
By Chris Hutton The News Station In the 1640s, New England had a peculiar problem: “Something close to a bestiality panic,” historian John Murrin wrote. Teenagers were whipped, and at least […]
The GOP’s ‘Critical Race Theory’ Obsession
By Adam Harris The Atlantic On January 12, Keith Ammon, a Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, introduced a bill that would bar schools as well as organizations […]
The Electoral College’s Racist Origins
By Wilfred Codrington III The Atlantic Is a color-blind political system possible under our Constitution? If it is, the Supreme Court’s evisceration of the Voting Rights Act in 2013 did […]
American Torture
By William Fitzhugh Brundage Aeon Torture was a traditional tool of statecraft when Europeans began the conquest of North America during the 17th century. Its legitimacy as an appropriate means […]
The Thresh 