White Identity Politics

This well-written and soundly documented book, while not a mirror image of Ms. Wilkerson’s “Caste,” is almost a “twin” of sorts. As I’ve indicated in my review of “Caste,” Ms. Wilkerson frames the Black-white divide — indeed, the growing divisions between so many Americans — as the consequence of our......more

If you're going to read Hillbilly Elegy, read this instead.......more

First of all, the casual reader should be warned that this book is written in a very academic style. Ashley Jardina finds a key gap in previous scholarship, that of addressing the identity possessed by the dominant racial group in the United States, whites, and exploits it brilliantly. Numerous stud......more

This book is so powerful, so well written, and most importantly, so helpful for understanding why Trump won (and why he might win again) and how that is related to the anxiety that White people are feeling about the changing demographics of the US and how that endangers their privilege. It’s not tha......more

This will definitely be a touchstone book for the study of race and politics in 21st CEntury US. This is a highly data-driven book that doesn't make for super smooth reading, unless you love the ins and outs of statistics (there were appendices, but more of the text should have been offloaded into t......more