Howard Zinn’s one-sided polemic version of U.S. history has become inexplicably influential in the teaching of U.S. history. Don’t let this happen again!
Tag: arpw
“Implication Vector” in historical narrative
Historical reasoning needs to deal with the direction of the “implication vector” – does a fact about America in 1776 tell us more about 1776 or about America?
Introduction (Anti-oikophobia)
An expansion of the earlier discussion about oikophobia, the postmodernism-inspired, multiculturalism-influenced repudiation of inheritance and home.
Summary (Constitution)
A short summary of what to keep at all costs and what to fix in the USA version 2 constitution.
Recapitulation (Anti-postmodernism)
A few modest suggestions for inoculation of USA version 2 from the dangers of postmodernism discussed in the previous post.
Development (Anti-postmodernism)
An exploration of the ways in which philosophical postmodernism is damaging USA version 1, possibly leading to the necessity of USA version 2.
Exposition (Anti-postmodernism)
A modest expansion of the earlier discussion of the nature of postmodernism, based on Pluckrose and Lindsay’s “two principles and four themes” outline.
Summary (nonracism)
Racism is morally repugnant. So is Kendiangeloniansm. They are far too influential at the moment. What can be done? A summary of the category.
Resources for nonracism
Resources for further reading about nonracism. I make no claim that any of these writers agree with me on anything, just that I have found their writing useful.
Alternative approaches (nonracism)
A summary of suggested approaches to continuing the improvement in US version 1 race relations that was happening in the last half of the 20th century.