Galatians, Gettysburg, and the Civil War Amendments placed in one field of vision without flattening their differences. Nice retrieval.
Yes! >To forbid race-conscious remedies in the name of equality is not neutrality; it is a form of forgetting with legal force. The line that stays with me is this: “The opposite of covenant isn’t anarchy but amnesia.” That feels like the hinge of the whole piece.
Thank you much, William. This one was a bear to write. At the end, I was hoping that it wouldn't embarrass the very sentence you identified as the hinge.
The Democratic Party establishment and its political leaders are not interested in Justice. They are interested in the judicial system agreeing with them, no matter what. https://torrancestephensphd.substack.com/p/fighting-and-dying-for-segregation
Galatians, Gettysburg, and the Civil War Amendments placed in one field of vision without flattening their differences. Nice retrieval.
Yes! >To forbid race-conscious remedies in the name of equality is not neutrality; it is a form of forgetting with legal force. The line that stays with me is this: “The opposite of covenant isn’t anarchy but amnesia.” That feels like the hinge of the whole piece.
Another thoughtful piece.
Thank you much, William. This one was a bear to write. At the end, I was hoping that it wouldn't embarrass the very sentence you identified as the hinge.
Well, not to worry! I love the rigor and clarity of your writing, and how naturally both come across.
Cf Eddie Glaude’s book on JBaldwin, Begin Again. An interesting parallel/counterpoint.
The Baldwin Gospel!