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Ted Balaker

The hidden side of groupthink—entertainment, media & more

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Wokes And Racists Agree on Inequality

Whether it’s segregation, dating, or looking at everything through the lens of race, a lot of folks have noticed that wokes and racists agree on a lot. Let me add another item to the list: income inequality.

Wokes and racists agree that it...

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How White Progressives Define What It Means to Be Black: Three Old Tricks

The Jason Arday saga reveals a similar pattern

What should we make of the tragic saga of Jason Arday?

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Sorry Mamdani, Workers Aren’t That Into You: When Rich Kids Engage in Blue-Collar Cosplay

When Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic primary in Michigan’s Senate race, the socialist-friendly candidate’s triumph seemed to vindicate an earlier prediction by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani:

I was told you could only be a democratic so...

17 days ago
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J.K. Rowling: How the Monoculture Manufactured a Pariah

Dear Readers,

J.K. Rowling continues to be in the news, both for her activism and her new HBO Harry Potter series (which is set to be released this Christmas).

And since I’m on deadline for a project this this week, I figured it’d be a g...

24 days ago
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When the Madness Began: Revisiting the Trayvon Martin Case and Its Aftermath

Maybe it all started on March 17, 2012.

I’ve never been sure when to place the exact year, let alone the exact date. But if pressed, I’d probably choose this date as the official beginning of The Maddening, the time when it seemed like nea...

a month ago
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