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Scott Adams was basically wrong, but what he said — and what happened to the guy — is worth talking about.

As everyone by now likely knows — I write at the pace of a classy magazine columnist, don’t you know, and this happened about a week back — Adams noted during an episode of his Coffee with Scott Adams podcast that, in a recent Rasmussen poll, 26 percent of black Americans disagreed with the innocuous-sounding statement “It’s OK to Be White.” Another 21 percent of African Americans stated that they were “not sure” whether they agreed or disagreed.

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Wilfred Reilly

Wilfred Reilly is an associate professor of political science at Kentucky State University and the author, most recently, of Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me.

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Scott Adams was basically wrong, but what he said — and what happened to the guy — is worth talking about.

As everyone by now likely knows — I write at the pace of a classy magazine columnist, don’t you know, and this happened about a week back — Adams noted during an episode of his Coffee with Scott Adams podcast that, in a recent Rasmussen poll, 26 percent of black Americans disagreed with the innocuous-sounding statement “It’s OK to Be White.” Another 21 percent of African Americans stated that they were “not sure” whether they agreed or disagreed.

About the Author

Wilfred Reilly

Wilfred Reilly is an associate professor of political science at Kentucky State University and the author, most recently, of Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me.