"The Means By Which Protagonists Assert Their Values Must Be Limited to Protect Against the Incipient Tyrannies so Disturbingly Present All Around Us"

"Going forward, resistance to right-wing censoriousness should include redoubled efforts to tell the truth about the American story, its triumphs and defeats, its heroes and villains, its complicated mixture of good and bad. It should include standing up for the rights of racial equity commentators and educators whether or not one agrees with them and indeed while criticizing them. It should include enhanced support for the network of organizations dedicated to protecting liberty of speech, academic freedom, and artistic independence."

Randall Kennedy at The American Prospect discusses debates over Critical Race Theory.

As does Jacqueline Jones at Perspectives.