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Walsh never makes a case for why overt expressions of racial hatred should be the focus, and he never seriously engages with the idea of racial bias and inequality in matters of power and wealth.

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job applicants with a traditionally Black name like “Jamal” or “Lakisha” were 10 percent less likely to get an interview than those with a traditionally white name like “Emily” or “Greg,” even when everything else about their resumes was the same.

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homes with Black and Latino owners are, on average, valued lower than similar homes owned by white people.

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there is a persistent racial wealth gap, which means that “in 2022, for every 15”

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hunger breaks down along racial lines, with 22.8 percent of Black households and 19.5 percent of Hispanic households reporting that their children sometimes don’t get enough to eat compared to just 8.1 percent of white households in 2023.

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murder involving a Black perpetrator and a non-Black victim is more likely to result in the death penalty than any other kind.

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What Walsh does not do is engage seriously with commentators on the subject of racism who are not obvious kooks or grifters.

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Walsh has: • Said it’s impossible to be racist against Chinese people because “Chinese is not a race.”

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Said that “All of us today would be in a worse spot if slavery never existed,” including African Americans.

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