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Book Announcement: Those People
My second book is now officially under contract with Princeton University Press
Jun 16
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Musa al-Gharbi
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The Cultural Contradictions of the Anti-Woke
Trumpworld could be hastening the next Great Awokening
Jun 4
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Musa al-Gharbi
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May 2025
The Limitations of Partisan Politics
It'd be great if we could just vote our way out of social problems, but that's not the world we live in.
May 9
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Musa al-Gharbi
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March 2025
You Ask, I Answer: We Have Never Been Woke FAQ
My responses to reader and audience questions about the book and its themes
Mar 2
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Musa al-Gharbi
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January 2025
Trump Changes Nothing
Some argue I should either self-censor more or grow nakedly political during the Trump II regime. I strenuously disagree.
Jan 7
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Musa al-Gharbi
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December 2024
Smart People Are Especially Prone to Tribalism, Dogmatism and Virtue Signaling
The symbolic professions aggressively select for those who are highly educated and cognitively sophisticated. This is a key source of their dysfunction.
Dec 3, 2024
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Musa al-Gharbi
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November 2024
A Graveyard of Bad Election Narratives
All the prominent but obviously false narratives about the 2024 election prepared for burial in one convenient post.
Nov 11, 2024
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Musa al-Gharbi
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Contextualizing the 2024 Election: It's the (Knowledge) Economy, Stupid
The urban v. rural divide, the gender divide and the diploma divide are all proxies for the most fundamental division in contemporary U.S. politics
Nov 6, 2024
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Musa al-Gharbi
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Contextualizing the 2024 Election: It's the (Knowledge) Economy, Stupid
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Book Review: The Road to Wigan Pier
George Orwell's 1937 study of the working class and the left remains as challenging and relevant today as it was at time of publication.
Nov 3, 2024
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Musa al-Gharbi
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October 2024
Critics Respond to We Have Never Been Woke
A brief sketch of how folks have been reacting to the book plus my thoughts on some common lines of critique.
Oct 26, 2024
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Musa al-Gharbi
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Help me extend the reach and impact of We Have Never Been Woke
The book has had a stellar launch. Here's how YOU can help keep the momentum going.
Oct 20, 2024
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We Have Never Been Woke: Available In Stores Now!
The book has now been officially published by Princeton University Press and is available in most bookstores and online retailers.
Oct 8, 2024
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Musa al-Gharbi
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