Can anti-racist “wokeness” actually be perpetuating racism? In a new book, linguist John McWhorter says yes. “It has become a major problem today. Not only because it isn’t pretty. Not only because it ...

Columbia University professor John McWhorter says the bestselling book White Fragility supposes that "Black people's feelings must be stepped... Linguist John McWhorter Says 'White Fragility' Is ...

If advocates of "wokeness," "critical race theory," and "anti-racism" seem to be acting like religious zealots who must crush all heretics, that's because they are, argued Columbia University linguist ...

In this episode, Ian and Nique are joined by John McWhorter — public intellectual, Professor of Linguistics at Columbia University, and author of two forthcoming books, 9 Nasty Words and The Elect.

John McWhorter has strong opinions. In fact, most people first encounter him via his Opinion column in The New York Times, in which he opines freely and fearlessly on subjects that are often ...

What’s the best way to learn a new language quickly? By imitating a native speaker as if you were a rude schoolyard mimic. That advice comes from John McWhorter, an author and linguistics professor at ...

Don’t be shocked: There were Black people and Native Americans during the colonial era. By John McWhorter The evil of human bondage was more complex than many historians care to reckon with. By John ...

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