Word: neoracist
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First, I make it clear in my letter why I prefer the term "neoracist" rather than Glenn Orenstein's "condescending" to characterize Matthew Joseph's silly suggestion that Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign is out of order. I said that 1) the constitutional norms allow Jackson's campaign; 2) the precedent of presidential candidates without prior office as governor and congressman is on his side; 3) the precedent of presidential campaigns seeking to empower marginal strata and policies is no his side. Thus, since there is no factual, legal, or normative support for Joseph's claim. I deduced, rather reasonably...
...himself on the matter by reading the old and new literature on the subject. Or by opening his eyes, by reading the press or watching television, for events in places like Howard Beach, Carnarise, and South Boston. Yes, white-ethnic newcomers to the middle-classes are ideal candidates for neoracist behavior, whether in South Boston or Harvard Yard. Martin Kilson Professor of Government
...Government Martin Kilson played a moral trump card yesterday. In a letter to the editor, Kilson took issue with a column in which my editorial page colleague Matthew Joseph argued that Jesse Jackson lacks elective experience necessary to be president of the United States. Kilson labelled Joseph's views "neoracist...
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