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Wrongthink and Word Choice
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Wrongthink and Word Choice

Criminalizing speech without context and defending criminal behavior as mere speech are two sides of an insane coin.

Jonah Goldberg
Feb 10, 2021
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Hey,

I don’t really want to talk about the n-word. But here we are.  

I’m old enough to remember when rap and hip-hop burst onto the scene. Ever since, there’s been a robust debate about why it is okay for black performers—and ultimately, black citizens—to use the term but not anybody else.  

That …

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