Clarence Thomas America
Clarence Thomas is Donald Trump\u2019s favorite Supreme Court justice, which might confirm the liberal view that Thomas is simply a toady of the right.\xa0 But scholar Corey Robin argues that Thomas is a complex thinker and skilled rhetorician, whose ideas originate in black nationalism.\xa0 Robin reflects on how Thomas\u2019 pessimism about the intractability of racism speaks uneasily to our times.\nResources:\nCorey Robin, The Enigma of Clarence Thomas\xa0 Metropolitan Books, 2019\nThe post Clarence Thomas\u2019 America appeared first on KPFA.