The New Faces of Racism

Imagine what a judge would do if a white group excluded blacks not because they are black, but because they don’t share the background experience of being white.

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Elijah Muhammad, c. 1965

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Over the course of this year, the centenary of William F. Buckley’s birth, we will republish an article by him weekly. This week’s article considers anti-racism and lived experience, two concepts once again in vogue following the racial upheaval of 2020.

For those who keep track of legal and extra-legal comings and goings in the practice and theory of racism, here are three interesting incidents.

William F. Buckley Jr.

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William F. Buckley Jr.

William F. Buckley Jr. founded National Review magazine in 1955.

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