Latest Breaking News On - Tyler stovall - Page 5 : comparemela.com

What We Are Reading Today: White Freedom: The Racial History of an Idea

Author: Tyler Stovall The era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern conceptions of freedom and democracy, was also the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. America, a nation founded on the principle of liberty, is also a nation built on African slavery, Native American genocide, and systematic racial discrimination. White Freedom traces the complex

<p>The belief in History as a force driving events toward greater enlightenment has long allowed people to punt on making judgment and taking action to future generations. Joan Scott&#39;s book examines the seductive power of this faith.&nbsp;</p>

What Is Left of History?

Joan Scott’s On the Judgment of History asks us to imagine the past without the idea of progress. But what gets left out in the process?

Putin’s aggression is only part of the grim story of why democracy is in retreat.

NATO Was Founded to Protect 'Civilized' People. That Means White.