Author: Jackson Murphy
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The Controversy Over Joe Biden’s Use of “Lying Dog-Faced Pony Soldier”
President Joe Biden has been caught up in a controversy over his use of the phrase “lying dog-faced pony soldier,” which he attributed to John Wayne. However, it turns out that no actor, including Wayne, has ever uttered these words. A closer look at Biden’s memories and recollections reveals that the phrase is a composite…
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Cambridge University to Teach Students that Identities Like Anglo-Saxon are “Constructed and Contingent”
Cambridge University has announced that it will be teaching students that identities such as Anglo-Saxon are “constructed and contingent” as part of an effort to make its instruction more “anti-racist.” The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic hopes to “dismantle the basis of myths of nationalism” and acknowledges “recent concerns over use of the term…
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Harvard Law Professor Discusses Challenges to African American Advancement in the US
Harvard Law professor Randall Kennedy, in a guest essay for The New York Times titled “The Truth Is, Many Americans Just Don’t Want Black People to Get Ahead,” discusses the challenges faced by efforts to promote African American advancement and address racial disparities. Kennedy highlights the history of criticisms of “reverse discrimination” and “preference” in…