Anand Giridharadas's Blog, page 4

Turning the Call for Racial Reckonings Back on the U.S.

The United States endorses truth and reconciliation processes elsewhere, but with its history of slavery, perhaps it’s time for one of its own.

After Orlando, Pushing Apart Instead of Pulling Together

The mass shooting in Florida shows what happens when people assign their own meaning to an event and use it to advance their own agendas.

After Orlando, Pushing Apart Instead of Pulling Together

The mass shooting in Florida shows what happens when people assign their own meaning to an event and use it to advance their own agendas.

Did Americans Lose Something on the Path to Modernity?

If restoring a sense of community is as hard as a new book suggests, it may be because those fleeing communal places knew what they were doing.

Did Americans Lose Something on the Path to Modernity?

If restoring a sense of community is as hard as a new book suggests, it may be because those fleeing communal places knew what they were doing.

Trump Taps Into the Anxiety of American White Males

The presidential contest can be seen as a referendum on how white men see themselves: as being joined by women and minorities, or being replaced by them.

Trump Taps Into the Anxiety of American White Males

The presidential contest can be seen as a referendum on how white men see themselves: as being joined by women and minorities, or being replaced by them.

To Face, or Not to Face America’s Problems

American voters could soon face a stark choice: A candidate who sees problems without a face, or one who instinctively finds an identifiable culprit for those same problems.

To Face, or Not to Face America’s Problems

American voters could soon face a stark choice: A candidate who sees problems without a face, or one who instinctively finds an identifiable culprit for those same problems.

Healing a Nation After a Season of Vitriol

So much feels up for grabs now: the future of families, of work, of information, of identity.