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The dangerous belief that white people are under attack

  • Written by: Clara Wilkins, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Wesleyan University
imageLucian Wintrich, left, leaves court on Dec. 11 after charges of breach of peace were dropped. In November, Wintrich had delivered a speech at the University of Connecticut titled 'It's OK To Be White.'AP Photo/Jessica Hill

In August, the Justice Department decided to investigate instances of bias against whites in university admissions. Since then,...

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