I don't fully align with McWhorter's take on these issues, but it's nice to see someone take a somewhat measured approach in stating their opposition, rather th

I don't fully align with McWhorter's take on these issues, but it's nice to see someone take a somewhat measured approach in stating their opposition, rather than living in some pretend world where woke zombies are shambling out of our college campuses and destroying everything. I used to write off all of McWhorter's race punditry, but as I have continued to follow him as a linguistics communicator, I've seen more peeks that he has thoughtful and non head-in-the-sand views on the subject, which makes it easier to take what he says seriously. I wish this article had included some real acknowledgement of the continued effects of racism in our society, but perhaps that would have only proved to be a distraction.