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76When the teacher is racist, what's a student to do?
by Mikhail Lyubansky About five years ago, the student newspaper of my undergraduate alma mater ran a story documenting the online activities of a teaching assistant that could be reasonably categorized as...
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68Ordinary wizards: The psychology of evil in the Harry Potter universe
By Mikhail Lyubansky That the Harry Potter stories are primarily about good and evil is undeniable, and no fictional character since Darth Vader has embodied the latter quality as thoroughly as Lord...
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67The Obama Apperception Test: What your vote (and the reasons behind it) says about your unconscious needs
by Mikhail Lyubansky It seems to be good sport these days to play “armchair psychologist” – to offer psychological explanations for Barack Obama’s appeal, for why he was able to successfully...
0 comments67Pretty Little Girls
by Mikhail Lyubansky The current national debate on immigration reminds me of a story Alex Haley tells in the epilogue to The Autobiography of Malcolm X. In the story, Haley is standing with Malcolm at the...
0 comments63The racial implications of a Barack Obama Presidency
Author's Note: An earlier version of this article has been cross-posted to several political websites (see links below), but, as is my usual practice, it was posted first on hubpages. I am including the...
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76On 9-11, Patriotism, and the U.S. Flag
by Mikhail Lyubansky It's September 11th as I write this paragraph, September 11th, 2008 -- seven years since the September 11th. As I pedaled to work this morning, I recalled that day seven years ago and...
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54Is This Joke Racist?
Not too long ago, I overheard the following joke, which I am reproducing here to the best of my ability. A man on his deathbed is given a few moments with his closest business associates. He calls...
1 comment52Michael Jackson, Not Too Many Words
Due to his unexpected and much too early death, many words will be written this week about Michael Jackson. Too many, some say, but I don't personally buy the notion that such coverage is a distraction...
0 comments60Newt Gingrich says "I am not a citizen of the world". Is he right...or left?
by Mikhail Lyubansky “I am not a citizen of the world. I think the entire concept is intellectual nonsense and stunningly dangerous.” There were the words of former Speaker of the U.S. House...
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59The (racial) truth in popular fiction's lie
Recent films such as X-Men and Harry Potter have explicitly taken on racial issues and race relations. As a result, important issues such as blood purity, group prejudice, and even eugenics have become part of the dialogue – both online and at the kitchen table. With several more Harry Potter and X-Men films currently in production, these themes are likely to remain in our cultural dialogue for the foreseeable future. But what exactly does a popular franchise like the X-Men teach about race and
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