Racism

Of course South Asian women on Bridgerton is historically inaccurate – that’s literally the point

I’m bored with TV shows where we’re victims of racism or protective parents.

Child Q’s story wasn’t the first ⁠— and it won’t be the last

The difficult thing is getting people to engage with stories of black people, convincing them that we’re human in the…

Blame racism, not “one bad egg” for the strip-search of a black schoolgirl

It’s not just police officers — teachers were complicit too.

Banning books means some children learn about racism the hard way

From Maus to The Bluest Eye, US conservatives seem to want to shelter pupils for ever. It won’t work.

What Whoopi Goldberg got wrong about race and the Holocaust

Race is not just about skin colour. And it’s not a black-and-white issue.

Cancelling Kate Clanchy won’t root out real racism

Intention matters – it is the difference in law between murder and manslaughter.

Reimagining political philosophy: on Charles Mills

Charles Mills, who died earlier this year, was a model for a political philosophy engaged with subjects the discipline had…

Killing an Arab: The Cure try to reclaim their most controversial single

Can a song about murdering an Algerian ever be benign?

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