01-22-2019

Articles

MAGA-Hatted Teens, A Native American And The Peril Of Instant Judgment

In an age of instant communication, quick responses usually take precedence over careful deliberation. Hot takes are valued; "cold takes" are not a thing. But truth can be a casualty when social media hordes leap to vent anger at bits of information that look offensive.

A student from Covington Catholic High School stands in front of Native American Vietnam veteran Nathan Phillips in Washington

I Failed The Covington Catholic Test

Like many people who spend too much time on Twitter, I watched with indignation Saturday morning as stories began appearing about a confrontation near the Lincoln Memorial between students from Covington Catholic High School and American Indians from the Indigenous Peoples March.