President Trump’s “go back” tweets, directed at four congresswomen of color, elicited strong condemnation of both the president – and of GOP lawmakers who failed to denounce Trump’s racist tweets. Although overt expressions of racism from a president have long been considered politically unthinkable, many analysts view Trump’s latest provocations […] Read more »
As Redress for Slavery, Americans Oppose Cash Reparations
In June, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing on reparations to African Americans for the first time in more than in a decade. While reparations could take many forms, the most straightforward would be cash payments by the government […] Read more »
How social media increases the reach of Trump’s racially coded attacks to activate racial prejudice
… Despite the popular conversation about whether President’s Trump’s comments are racist, in recent research, I along with co-author (Adam Enders), maintain that a statement or policy need not make explicit mention of race to be racist. In fact, it is the use of racially coded language, like “go back […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Trump approval up, voter ratings on economy best in decades
More voters rate the economy positively today than have since 2001, according to the latest Fox News Poll. In addition, approval of the job President Trump is doing on the economy stands at 52 percent (41 percent disapprove). … He receives net negative marks on border security (44 approve – […] Read more »
Schools, corporations and local governments are listening to Trump’s ‘go back’ language. Silence is a dangerous retort
There is a widespread consensus among the leaders of major American institutions that anyone in their workplaces who told someone else to go back where they came from would face serious consequences. But virtually none of those leaders — from schools and universities to big global companies to nonprofits and […] Read more »
Mentions of Immigration as Top Problem Surpass Record High
After hitting a new high last month, mentions of immigration as the most important problem facing the U.S. increased further to 27% in July. … In the latest survey, 42% of Republicans, 20% of independents and 20% of Democrats mention immigration. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »