racism
Forget Hate, #Resist Collectivism
The #Resist movement is gaining steam on a simple narrative: Donald Trump’s election represents the triumph of bigotry. The man…
Fall Issue of The Undercurrent available for order!
Order Our Fall Edition Now! The Undercurrent, STRIVE's campus magazine, is proud to present our 27th print edition now available…
“Check Your Privilege” Insults Your Intellectual Autonomy
We should reject racism and sexism because their most basic premises deny human intellectual autonomy. Both see individual human beings…
A Professor’s Tribute to Ayn Rand is a Dramatic Reminder of the Value of Individualism
Hill recounts a story familiar to many of us at The Undercurrent: how, as a young man, he first discovered…
Romney, the Race Card, and the Danger of Vague Ideas
Racism is wrong because it assumes that a person’s race (something he can’t choose) determines his character (which is determined…
Hate Crimes Legislation Unmasks Blind Justice
Of course we should all be opposed to racial prejudice, especially to crimes committed on the basis of such prejudice.…
Affirmative Action: A Solution to Racism—Or Its Symptom?
Racism was and is a part of American culture. Most of us have probably heard or even said a…
The Alternative to Non-Discrimination Law
In my previous post I argued that non-discrimination laws were immoral. But you might still wonder what we can do…
To Hire, and To Befriend. Should Government Have a Say?
Fairness. Individual rights. Equality under the law. These are all things we, as Americans, and more deeply, as human beings,…
Ending Racism through Racism
According to a recent Associated Press article, black conservatives are conflicted about whom to vote for in the upcoming presidential…