Category: N-word

Is It True White People Can Never Say the N-Word? | Larry Elder

Podcaster Joe Rogan has been under the spotlight recently after someone made a compilation of him saying the n-word. Although he said those instances were taken out of context, he apologized, saying he now understands why it might be hurtful to hear a white person use the word. But is it true that white people…


Larry Elder on the Joe Rogan Controversy: Who Can Say the N-word?

Podcaster Joe Rogan has been under the spotlight recently after someone made a compilation of him saying the n-word. Although he said those instances were taken out of context, he apologized, saying he now understands why it might be hurtful to hear a white person use the word. But what exactly are the rules? What…


The Pitfalls of the Scholar Turned Activist

Commentary Professors are trained as impartial researchers. In a nutshell, they defend truth claims based on the best available evidence and avoid playing the role of a political advocate. Whenever academics gravitate toward the latter, they begin mirroring the discourses of an emerging cultural narrative instead of dispassionately interrogating its core arguments. A perfect case…