Amid increasing calls for “equity,” “critical race theory,” and “antiracism” (an Orwellian term if ever there was one), our new issue appropriately takes up the question of “Race and the American Dream.” In this cover feature, senior editor William Voegeli considers what it means that California’s voters soundly rejected a recent ballot measure in favor of affirmative action quotas, Amy Wax looks at what a fulfillment of America’s colorblind creed would entail, and Charles Murray honors Thomas Sowell, whose brilliant career in a just world would be more widely celebrated.
We also have thoughtful discussions by contributing editor Christopher Caldwell on Poland’s resolute defense of its sovereignty, Nathan Pinkoski on the Spanish Civil War’s ominous lessons for today, Steven Hayward on climate activists’ increasing embrace of authoritarianism, and Kyle Smith on the making of The Godfather, which celebrates its 50th anniversary. Our book reviews this issue include Sohrab Ahmari on Tucker Carlson’s The Long Slide, James Piereson on Victor Davis Hanson’s The Dying Citizen, Gordon Wood on Andrew Roberts’s The Last King of America, and much more.
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