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John McWhorter

John McWhorter teaches linguistics at Columbia University. He is the author of Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America.

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December 9, 2009
John McWhorter
Tigergate Isn't a Black Thing -- Despite What Some Would Prefer
December 9, 2009
John McWhorter
How Is Tiger Woods "Racial"? And Isn't That Progress?
November 19, 2009
John McWhorter
Murder in the Bronx, Business as Usual: A Suggestion for Obama in 2014
November 1, 2009
John McWhorter
Dying Languages Should Be Saved: But Will They Be Spoken?
October 13, 2009
John McWhorter
Just a Cartoon, But Still: Is Family Guy in Blackface Funny?
October 1, 2009
John McWhorter
What Should African-American Studies Students Learn?
September 17, 2009
John McWhorter
Color Bind
September 14, 2009
John McWhorter
What Tyler Perry and Bill Cosby Have in Common: On the Occasion of "I Can Do Bad All By Myself"
September 12, 2009
John McWhorter
Over the Transom: Under the Radar and Worth a Read
September 7, 2009
John McWhorter
Dumping Van Jones: Why Give In To Republicans' Tantrums?
September 1, 2009
John McWhorter
Mad Men In a Good Place: How Did People Sound in 1963?
August 24, 2009
John McWhorter
The Tomb of an Unknown Troop? A Modest Proposal On a Vile and Barbarous Usage Mistake
August 17, 2009
John McWhorter
Why The National Review Would Have Loved Zora Neale Hurston
August 2, 2009
John McWhorter
And We Have Learned -- What? The Real Lesson After The Beer
July 26, 2009
John McWhorter
From Ricci To Gates-gate: Listening To "the Conversation"
July 22, 2009
John McWhorter
Gates Is Right--and We're Not Post-racial Until He's Wrong
July 16, 2009
John McWhorter
Sonia And The Man: Why Her Wise Latina Defense Doesn't Make Sense And Why It Doesn't Matter
July 14, 2009
John McWhorter
Disputations: Is This Thing On?
July 13, 2009
John McWhorter
The Philly Swimming Club: You Know What That's All About -- Or??
June 29, 2009
John McWhorter
The Supreme Court Finally Gets Real On "disparate Impact"

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