Recommended Reading List

Want to learn more about what we’re up against? We’ve compiled a reading list of the best articles discussing various aspects of the “woke revolution.” They range from personal testimonials to impassioned arguments to philosophical discussions, but each is smart, informative and interesting. They will arm you with the knowledge you need to fight this problem. Want to recommend an article? Email us: [email protected]. 

You’re Not Alone

• My Kids and Their Elite Education in Racism, Commentary magazine
• Anti-racist Arguments Are Tearing People Apart, The Atlantic
• The Empowering of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff, Persuasion

History and Roots of Wokeism

• The Roots of Wokeness, Andrew Sullivan, Substack
• Wokeness, Old Religion In A New Bottle, Spiked Online
• Yes This Is A Revolution, Commentary 
• Why Is Wokeness Winning?, Andrew Sullivan, Substack
• The Challenge of Marxism, Quillette

‘White Fragility’ and Anti-Racism

• The Dehumanizing Condescension of White Fragility, The Atlantic
• On White Fragility, Matt Taibbi, Substack
• Antiracism, Our Flawed New Religion, The Daily Beast
• Ibram X. Kendi, Prophet of Antiracism, National Review
• Kendi and Reynolds’ Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You, a Remix—A Partial List of Errors, Reason
• How The Media Led The Great Racial Awakening, Tablet 
• The Capitalist Genius of the Anti-Racism Industry, National Review 
• Antiracism’s Political Endgame, New York Magazine

The Destructiveness of ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’

• The Miseducation of America’s Elites, City Journal
• Private Schools Have Become Truly Obscene, The Atlantic
• The Diversity Trap, Tablet magazine
• How Private Prep Schools Get Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Wrong, Areo Magazine
• Intersectionality Makes You Stupid, Tablet magazine
• Not A Very PC Thing To Say, New York Magazine
• Stop Being Shocked, Tablet magazine
• Biting One’s Tongue: The Effects of Self-Censorship in Academe, Areo Magazine
• Sticks and Stones: Coping with Offensive, Hurtful, Insensitive, & Otherwise Unwelcome Speech, New Discourses

What is Critical Race Theory?

• Knowing Critical Race Theory When You See It and Fighting It When You Can, Heritage Foundation
• Try This “Critical Race Theory” Checklist, Heritage Foundation
• Combatting Critical Race Theory in Your Community, Citizens for Renewing America
• Critical Race Theory Briefing Book, Christopher Rufo
• Critical Race Theory Toolkit, Chalkboard Review
• CACAGNY Denounces Critical Race Theory as Hateful Fraud, Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York
• Critical Race Theory: Ideology, Practices, and Ways to Push Back, Californians for Equal Rights Foundation
• The Real Problem With Critical Race Theory, Newsweek
• What is Critical Race Theory?, Prager U

Literacy

• Science of Reading: The Podcast, Amplify Education
• We Know How to Teach Kids to Read, The New York Times