Sociology of culture
Here’s why you should care if you don’t have any black friends
The conversation about events in Ferguson involves race, but maybe not in the way you think. While a new study showed that most white Americans don’t have non-white friends, many people say it shouldn’t be taken as an indicator of personal racism but rather large-scale issues that deserve the real attention.
Racism Is Crippling African-American Advances in Mathematics
In a column that quickly got him fired from his post at National Review, John Derbyshire offered some parental advice that he gives his own children when teaching them about the African-American community. This advice, he says, “may save their lives.” One point he argues is that the “mean intelligence of blacks is much lower […]
Death of Chinese-American Soldier Draws Attention to Racism in Military
On Wednesday, eight American soldiers were charged in connection with the death of Pvt. Danny Chen. Chen’s body was found lying in a guard tower on an American outpost in Kandahar province in October. The 19-year-old soldier died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. This case echoes the suicide of 21-year-old Lance […]
