Facts counter to a particular narrative are dismissed and surface-level evidence is amplified. Enter: the new historians of capitalism.

"White talk" would include statements like, "I have a black friend," "I marched in the '60s," or "Black people have made great contributions to science."

"While the critical story besmirches everything while claiming to be "real" about history and society, taking on a view that understands and rejects this cynical pessimism lets us reckon with what is really real instead." -James Lindsay