John H. McWhorter teaches linguistics, American studies, and
music history at Columbia University. He is a contributing editor
at The Atlantic and host of the language podcast Lexicon
Valley. His writing has been published in The New York
Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal,
Time, Daily Beast, New Republic, The
Root, and many other venues. McWhorter is the author of over
twenty books, including Nine Nasty Words: English in the
Gutter-Then, Now and Forever, The Power of Babel, Losing the
Race, and Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue.
"This is a passionate, often fiery book, but it is also seriously
considered and scrupulously reasoned. Whether or not readers are
persuaded by McWhorter's analysis, they must, in the name of
intellectual honesty, consider the book mandatory reading."-Kirkus
Reviews, starred review
"McWhorter brings us much-needed pointed social commentarywith
humor and grace. Give this book to those who are questioning the
new religion, even those who have found it. Woke Racism has
the capacity to melt the hatred and fervor that is now all the
rage, and to bring love and forgiveness, logic and discourse, back
into fashion."-Heather E. Heying, evolutionary biologist and
coauthor of A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st
Century
"Scathingly brilliant and strawman-killing from the get-go, Woke
Racism will make you stop in your tracks no matter what your
politics are-and very possibly reexamine some of your deepest held
convictions. Masterfully and beautifully written, this book is a
powerful appeal for common sense."-Amy Chua, professor at Yale
Law School and author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and
Political Tribes
"Honest commentary about racial controversies is rare, and John
McWhorter is a writer who can be counted on to provide it. Woke
Racism is a heartfelt evisceration of the sloppy thinking that
forms the foundation of so much social justice activism today. It's
an essential contribution to our national discussion about racial
inequality, and McWhorter's willingness to put unvarnished truth
above politically correct niceties deserves our
gratitude."-Jason L. Riley, Wall Street Journal columnist
and author of Maverick
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