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The Last Hurrah of the Silent Majority

July 29, 2016

The Last Hurrah of the Silent Majority

Richard Nixon found electoral victory by appealing to the racial, economic, and moral anxieties of white Americans—a strategy Trump is seemingly trying to replicate. But will it work?

Liberal Return Policies for Consumers Can Reduce Retail Workers’ Pay

June 14, 2016

The New York Times

The New York Times quoted and referred to studies by Stephanie Luce in an article about the effects of liberal consumer return policies on retail workers' pay.

“Republicans are not in any way serious about criminal justice reform or ending police brutality”: Michael Fortner on race, the Clintons and the crime bill

May 09, 2016

Salon.com

Some of Bill Clinton's defense of the crime bill is true, Michael Fortner, the author of "Black Silent Majority" tells Salon

The Forgotten History Of ‘The Black Silent Majority’

May 05, 2016

The Federalist

A great many African-Americans of the civil rights era supported strong punishments against the criminals wreaking havoc in their neighborhoods, as ‘The Black Silent Majority’ shows.

The Evolution of a Love Story, Later in Life

April 26, 2016

The New York Times

Adjunct professor Beth Rosen notes her appreciation of CUNY SPS students in her response to Harris Wofford's piece “In Love Again, This Time With a Man”.