Blog Posts for Tim Wise

Holocaust Denial, American Style

Tim Wise — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:13:56 -0600

Recently, after a presentation to teachers about racial bias in high school curricula, I got into a tiny spat with an instructor who objected to my using the word "holocaust" to describe the

In Search of Post-Racial America

Tim Wise — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:15:49 -0600

I have to admit, I was disappointed.

Are Words (and History) That Hard to Understand? A Final Response to the More-Radical-Than-Thou Critique of Obama Supporters

Tim Wise — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:09:37 -0600

Maybe it's my fault. I think I write pretty clearly, but perhaps I don't.

Some Cyanide to Go With That Whine? Obama's Victory and the Rage of the Barbiturate Left

Tim Wise — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:12:39 -0600

My political entry into the left (and by this I mean the real left, beyond the Democratic Party) came a little more than twenty years ago in New Orleans, when, as a college student I became involved i

What a Difference Seven Years Makes: Fear vs. Hope

Tim Wise — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:56:44 -0600

Hey everyone, I thought I should share this with you.

Good, and Now Back to Work: Avoiding Cynicism and Overconfidence in the Age of Obama

Tim Wise — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:19:07 -0600

Tonight, after Barack Obama was confirmed as the nation's president-elect, I looked in on my children, as they lay sleeping.

An Open Letter to the Undecided: You're Better Than This and You Know It

Tim Wise — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:21:08 -0600

To Whom It May Concern,

The Election, Rural Folk and Fascism: A Reply to Shannon Prince

Tim Wise — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:19:35 -0500

Being criticized for the things you say, when you're a writer, is to be expected.

This is How Fascism Comes: Reflections on the Cost of Silence

Tim Wise — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:26:42 -0500

For those who have seen the ugliness and heard the vitriol emanating from the mouths of persons attending McCain/Palin rallies this past week--what with their demands to kill Barack Obama, slurs that

Racism as Reflex: Reflections on Conservative Scapegoating

Tim Wise — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:55:46 -0500

If hypocrisy were currency, conservatives would be able to single-handedly bail out the nation'