Jim Sleeper, a writer and teacher on American civic culture and politics and a lecturer in political science at Yale, is the author of 'The Closest of Strangers: Liberalism and the Politics of Race in New York' (W.W. Norton, 1990) and 'Liberal Racism' (Viking, 1997, Rowman & Littlefield, 2002). More of his articles and commentary are available at jimsleeper.com.
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Published in: Home: OpinionTrump’s impeachment trial already shows how far US democracy has been underminedInstitutional deadlock in Congress indicates a deeper and far more worrying threat to rational debate among American citizens
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Published in: Home: OpinionThe pundits who said we had little to fear from Trump were wrong. So what now?The outgoing president’s instincts were always authoritarian – which is why, even now, speaking out is vital.
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Published in: Home: OpinionTrump started a war against safe spaces, but then pledged to ‘Make America Safe Again’Conservatives have a long history of advocating for safe spaces when it suits them and exploiting them when it doesn't.
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Published in: HomeA college that accepted slavery now exalts plutocracyBlackstone boss Schwarzman wants Yale’s historic Commons to carry his name; and the university erases a second...
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Published in: HomeToday’s Christian-Jewish Zionist alliance imperils American JewryJews’ long-standing security in the United States has relied on a hard-won consensus now being undermined by an...
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Published in: HomeWhat 'Citizen Bannon' misremembered and misread on his way to guiding TrumpWhat 'Citizen Bannon' misremembered and misread on his way to guiding Trump.