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Book Review: “Shame” — Racism and the Sins of Paternalistic Liberalism

According to Shelby Steele, white liberals “dissociate” themselves from the past sins of white America by subscribing to the “poetic truth” that the United States is “characterologically evil.”

By: Blake Maddux Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: America, liberals, Racism, Shame, Shelby Steele, white liberalism

Film Review: Of Sex and “Shame”

Director Steve McQueen’s skillful exploration of troubled human behavior and his use of New York as a psychological landscape make “Shame” off-putting to watch, while at the same time it draws us in. We have no moral compass beyond our own attitudes to ambiguous contemporary sexual mores.

By: Tim Jackson Filed Under: Featured, Film Tagged: Michael Fassbender, Shame, Steve McQueen

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