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How Much of Today’s ‘Racism’ Is Manufactured?

How Much of Today’s ‘Racism’ Is Manufactured?
A woman holds up a placard during a protest in Victorville, Calif., on June 16, 2020. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images
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The real problem with racism in America today is that demand far outstrips supply. Where does the demand come from? Chiefly from our woke elites. It is they who understand that the charge of “racism” is a potent meal ticket and guarantor of institutionalized political power.

Roger Kimball
Roger Kimball
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Roger Kimball is the editor and publisher of The New Criterion and publisher of Encounter Books. His most recent book is “Where Next? Western Civilization at the Crossroads.”
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