Racism in the Era of Trump - It's Not His Fault

It is relatively easy to blame our current struggles on these loud racists who have been emboldened by the election of King Trump. But this is typical American racial melodrama. We need easily marked villains and happy endings. Yet this recital of condemnation all too often hides the messiness of our own moral lives: that we aren’t absolved of our complicity simply by the politicians we support, especially since the American public so rarely pushes for policies that enact our supposed commitment to racial equality.