As a diversity professional and a teacher, uncomfortable conversations are part of my job. Every day is a new opportunity to explore the words and topics that make people feel awkward, to think about ...

Last month, I saw a post on Instagram for St. Patrick’s Day where an influencer was talking about all the things she does to create her own luck, which boiled down to one thing: hard work. One of her ...

While “privilege” plays an enormous role in the online shaming culture, both of these are examples of people who’ve parlayed privilege accusation into celebrity. Dunham remains in the public eye, and ...

While the phrase is not a new one, the Black Lives Matter campaign has thrown the concept into the international spotlight Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get ...

Privilege is such a fraught word. People can’t help but pay attention when they hear it. For many, it’s a dirty word and an even worse concept. It usually implies potentially unfair or undeserved ...

The plight of Pierre, &c. Up north and down here, &c. 9/11 as ‘inside job,’ &c. Audio By Carbonatix In a column last Friday, I discussed “privilege,” which often means money: “She comes from privilege ...

Editor's note: This article originally was published in 2007 as President George. W. Bush sought to protect documents related to a mass-firing of U.S. attorneys, but the understanding of executive ...