We Need a Nuanced Method to Discuss Race
My latest co-authored piece in RealClearEducation
“Not long ago, discussing entire races as all-good or all-bad would have been seen as the very definition of racism. Now, the anti-racism movement has claimed precisely this thinking for its own. How could so many people seemingly embrace this distorted and simplistic ideology?
One explanation may lie with a psychological process called “splitting.” Splitting is a term widely used in the mental health field, but little known outside it. Simply put, it’s a defense mechanism in which people frame ideas, individuals, or groups in all-or-nothing terms (e.g., all good vs. all bad or all powerful vs. powerless).”
Read the full article here.