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Commentary Wise: Making Nice With Racists: David Horowitz and The Soft Pedaling Of White Supremacy

Commentary, December, 18 2002 Tim Wise
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IÕm not sure who said it first, but whatever the case, it bears repeating: there are plenty of assholes on both the right and left of the political spectrum, and David Horowitz has the distinction of having been both in the course of one lifetime....

Commentary Wise: Selling Sloppy Statistics

Commentary, December, 09 2002 Tim Wise
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So the Supreme Court has announced it will hear the long-simmering affirmative action case from the University of Michigan law school, in which white plaintiffs sued, claiming to have been denied admission even though they had grades and test scor...

Commentary Wise: Not-So-Little White Lies: Education and the Myth of Black Anti-Intellectualism

Commentary, November, 28 2002 Tim Wise
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Cherished myths die hard, especially when those myths serve the interests of the more powerful members of a society at the expense of the less powerful. For generations, slaveowners ignored their chattelsÕ humanity, to say nothing of their desire ...

Commentary Wise: Tony Soprano, Christopher Columbus and the Irony of Ethnic Stereotypes

Commentary, October, 17 2002 Tim Wise
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When two Italian American organizations criticized New YorkÕs Mayor for inviting Sopranos cast members to march in the cityÕs Columbus Day parade--an annual occasion for demonstrations of Italian pride since Columbus was Genoese--I found myself in...

Commentary Wise: Con-fusion Ethic: How Whites Use Asians to Further Anti-Black Racism

Commentary, October, 07 2002 Tim Wise
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It happened again, for what seems like the millionth time. Once again, in response to something I said about ongoing racism in the United States, someone (a white male, naturally) pulled out the all-too-common conservative race card (oh yes, they ...

Commentary Wise: ÒFailing the Test of Fairness: Institutional Racism and the SATÓ

Commentary, August, 15 2002 Tim Wise
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Ever noticed how expensive restaurants go out of their way to fill the air of their bathrooms with the refreshing scents of a pine forest after a gentle rain? Hoping to cover up the smells that would otherwise predominate in such an environment, t...

Commentary Wise: “Failing the Test of Fairness: Institutional Racism and the SAT”

Commentary, August, 15 2002 Tim Wise
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Ever noticed how expensive restaurants go out of their way to fill the air of their bathrooms with the refreshing scents of a pine forest after a gentle rain? Hoping to cover up the smells that would otherwise predominate in such an environment, t...

Commentary Wise: Honky Wanna Cracker?
A Look at the Myth of Reverse Racism

Commentary, June, 30 2002 Tim Wise
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Recently, when speaking to a group of high school students, I was asked why I only seemed to be concerned about white racism towards people of color. We had been discussing racial slurs, and a number of white students wondered aloud why I didn't g...

Commentary Wise: Defining Democracy Down

Commentary, May, 16 2002 Tim Wise
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WebsterÕs New World Dictionary defines democracy as, among other things, Òthe principle of equality of rights, opportunity and treatment, or the practice of this principle.Ó Keep this in mind, as weÕll be coming back to it shortly.

Znet Article Wise: Taliban Jews: Some Extremists are More Equal Than Others

Znet Article, May, 11 2002 Tim Wise
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As tensions flare in the Middle East-the result of Israel's ongoing occupation of Palestinian territory, as well as a spate of suicide/homicide bombings by those resisting the occupation-much has been said of "extremists" and the actions of fanati...

Commentary Wise: Anti-Semitism, Real and Imagined

Commentary, May, 02 2002 Tim Wise
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Watching former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak to Congress a few weeks ago, I must admit, I was almost sucked in. No, not by his distorted version of reality in the Occupied Territories, nor by his opportunistic and transparently ...

Znet Article Wise: Anti-Semitism, Real and Imagined

Znet Article, April, 29 2002 Tim Wise
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Watching former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak to Congress a few weeks ago, I must admit, I was almost sucked in. No, not by his distorted version of reality in the Occupied Territories, nor by his opportunistic and transparently ...

Znet Article Wise: White Perceptions

Znet Article, March, 28 2002 Tim Wise
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This is an interaction lifted from the ZNet Sustainer Forum System. In addition to receiving daily commentaries ZNet Sustainers have the opportunity to ask questions and interact with many other activists and intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky, Ho...

Zmag Article Wise: title("Racial Profiling And It's Apologists")

Zmag Article, March, 01 2002 Tim Wise
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title("Racial Profiling And It's Apologists")

Znet Article Wise: For Black History Month, Remember The True MLK

Znet Article, February, 15 2002 Tim Wise
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As we find ourselves in the midst of Black History Month -- a brief respite from the much whiter version of history we learn and celebrate the rest of the year -- and having recently commemorated another Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, perhaps it ...

Commentary Wise: Selling the Police: Reflections on Heroism and Hype in America

Commentary, February, 06 2002 Tim Wise
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An e-mail arrives in my inbox, recommending a website that seeks to explain--one might say rationalize--the mutiple killings of black men by Cincinnati police over the past few years. Its sender, who feels I should "get my facts straight," takes i...

Commentary Wise: Rationalizing Racism: Panic And Profiling After 9/11

Commentary, January, 16 2002 Tim Wise
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Random security checks. ThatÕs what theyÕre called anyway: those extra bag searches and body scans being done at airports across the U.S., presumably to deter a new round of terrorist attacks. On each flight, a handful of passengers are pulled asi...

Znet Article Wise: Rationalizing Racism

Znet Article, January, 14 2002 Tim Wise
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Random security checks. That’s what they’re called anyway: those extra bag searches and body scans being done at airports across the U.S., presumably to deter a new round of terrorist attacks. On each flight, a handful of passenger...

Commentary Wise: Playing the World War Two Card: Nostalgia in the Crusade Against Terrorism

Commentary, December, 16 2001 Tim Wise
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Traveling through airports, as I often do, can prove to be quite an educational experience. Therein, one can engage in people watching, examine the culinary habits of corporate types and tourists, and occasionally gain insight into the mindset of ...

Commentary Wise: Holding Terrorists Accountable? It Depends on the Color and the Cause...

Commentary, November, 04 2001 Tim Wise
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Members of his terrorist organization and network have killed Americans, on American soil. Those inspired by his message have engaged in a mass atrocity: blowing innocent people out of their offices as the building where they worked crumbled to th...

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