The Blanks Slate
Jonathan BlanksA newsletter covering American culture at the intersections of politics, policy, and race.
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Now comes the hard part
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Welcome to the latest edition of The Blanks Slate!
As we enter the second Trump era, it’s clear that many people feel the need to be outraged at every terrible thing emanating from the adminis...
A hard conversation about police violence and gun control
Last month, a 22-year-old Black man in my hometown was fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop, not far from where I spent my own adolescence. I didn’t know the young man or his family, but my social feeds suggest he’s not ve...
The lies we tell ourselves
Welcome to the latest edition of The Blanks Slate!
I’m back to about 95 percent health, with residual COVID symptoms not unlike my seasonal allergies, so I’m effectively back to normal. Thanks to all who have reached out and inquired after...
Systemic racism, the border, and Barbara’s rhubarb
Welcome to another edition of The Blanks Slate!
This will be a short issue, as I have contracted COVID again and am trying to take things easy. It’s early days, but I seem to be recovering from the worst of it. A rather annoying cough...
Thinking about who we are and who we want to be
Welcome to the latest edition of The Blanks Slate!
My goal is to get weekly updates out on Fridays, but as anyone remotely adjacent to D.C. libertarians knows: David Boaz, the former executive vice president and one of the intellectual lea...
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D.C.-based criminal justice writer and cultural critic who spends a lot of time at the library. Hoosier by birth and college education. Some would call me a libertarian. I would not.
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