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Ku Klux Klan
op-ed / Reflections

The Ku Klux Klan and the Value of Shame

Richard Handler
We should not try to erase our nation’s history of racism. But we should feel ashamed of it.
Confederate Flag Meaning
op-ed / Expressions

Let’s Keep Arguing About Flags and Statues

Richard Handler
Whether historical plaques, flags, and building names stay or go is of less consequence than the debate they provoke.
In Mexico City, critics created a piñata in response to Donald Trump’s claims that many Mexican immigrants to the United States bring drugs and crime, and that many are rapists. Such rhetoric has put the Republican party in a political and moral bind.
op-ed / Lost in Translation

Trump’s Tactics and Republican Speechlessness

Richard Handler
Donald Trump has combined party politics and a familiar nationalist script with a uniquely American interpretation of free speech. The result is a racist rhetoric that has been frighteningly hard to stop.
rape culture - The Rolling Stone gang-rape story, which centered on Greek life at the University of Virginia, as written proved to be untrue. Still, the fallout prompted critical conversations about how to end gender-based violence on university campuses.
op-ed / Matters

Confronting Rape Culture

Richard Handler
Rolling Stone’s now infamous article “A Rape on Campus” inspired a new program at the University of Virginia to help end campus rape. Unfortunately, it’s not likely to work.
hate speech
essay / Lost in Translation

The Myth of Free Speech

Richard Handler
Anti-racism movements on U.S. campuses have raised a key question about language and freedom: Can we really say anything at any time?