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John McWhorter

John McWhorter teaches linguistics at Columbia University. He is the author of Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America.

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April 30, 2013
John McWhorter
The Royal They
Fighting against the tyranny of pronouns
April 9, 2013
John McWhorter
The AP's Crime Against Logic
Its "illegal immigrant" change makes no sense
March 29, 2013
John McWhorter
Washington's Favorite, Weaselly New Verb
Why is everyone "evolving" on gay marriage?
February 4, 2013
John McWhorter
Speaking Your Mind
The pernicious persistence of the "language shapes thought" theory
October 29, 2012
John McWhorter
What Are President Obama’s Black Critics Talking About?
October 4, 2012
John McWhorter
The Perpetual Failure to Understand Obama's Double Consciousness
September 20, 2012
John McWhorter
The War of the Words: How to Update a Dictionary
September 7, 2012
John McWhorter
Clinton vs. Obama: A Rhetorical Analysis
August 10, 2012
John McWhorter
On Making Moral Judgments About 'White Power' Music
July 24, 2012
John McWhorter
Obtuse Effrontery
June 22, 2012
John McWhorter
Twitterish
June 8, 2012
John McWhorter
Gosh, Golly, Gee
May 15, 2012
John McWhorter
President Obama’s New Role in the Fight Against Black Homophobia
May 8, 2012
John McWhorter
Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Native American’ Status and a Bygone Era of Affirmative Action
April 17, 2012
John McWhorter
The Case for Televising the Trayvon Martin Trial: America Needs a Re-Do of the O.J. Case
April 3, 2012
John McWhorter
The Haunting Ordinariness of Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman
March 20, 2012
John McWhorter
What a Florida Teenager’s Death Tells Us About Being Black in America
March 10, 2012
John McWhorter
End the Drug War, Mr. President
February 13, 2012
John McWhorter
Will This Be the First Election Where Class Trumps Race?
January 28, 2012
John McWhorter
A Horrible Production of 'Porgy and Bess'

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