In present-day America, the signs and symptoms of group tensions are unmistakable and disquieting. Ferguson, Missouri, the Muslim Ban, and the Mexican Border Wall remind us that race, religion, and region continue to define us, separate us, and...
The Thomas nomination was controversial from the moment his name was offered. As a Black Justice, he would be expected to step into the shoes of the highly esteemed Thurgood Marshall, a pillar of the civil rights movement. But Thomas was...
Group bias, then, is a fundamental human trait – confirmed by decades of evidence. It is within all of us, sometimes right on the surface, other times buried deep in our bones – lying dormant until the moment of truth, when a specific stimulus...
Indeed, at their extreme, group dynamics fuel our worst impulses. Racism begets discrimination. Extremism breeds hate. Nationalism leads to war. In perhaps the most distressing example of modern history, an ill-advised but well-timed media...
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