I certainly agree that what goes by the term "critical race theory" these days is toxic, broadly false, and undoubtedly racist. That doesn't mean, however, that we have to "ban" it. The problem is that we need to define our terms -- all of them -- before the conversation even starts to make sense. We haven't adequately defined what CRT is, and we haven't adequately explained what types of conversations (or monologues) we're trying to prevent. Personally, I'd be happy if our leading institutions stopped indoctrinating us in, well, anything. I would also observe that asking questions about race is one thing. Prescribing answers and punishing heterodoxy is another. But I'm probably just stating the obvious. I have a knack for that. I guess what I'm getting at is...this whole debate about CRT just seems like people talking past each other. I don't expect much to come of it. I certainly don't expect many minds to be changed.
You're not conservative if you want to ban CRT
I certainly agree that what goes by the term "critical race theory" these days is toxic, broadly false, and undoubtedly racist. That doesn't mean, however, that we have to "ban" it. The problem is that we need to define our terms -- all of them -- before the conversation even starts to make sense. We haven't adequately defined what CRT is, and we haven't adequately explained what types of conversations (or monologues) we're trying to prevent. Personally, I'd be happy if our leading institutions stopped indoctrinating us in, well, anything. I would also observe that asking questions about race is one thing. Prescribing answers and punishing heterodoxy is another. But I'm probably just stating the obvious. I have a knack for that. I guess what I'm getting at is...this whole debate about CRT just seems like people talking past each other. I don't expect much to come of it. I certainly don't expect many minds to be changed.