In a recent interview, the American historian Jill Lepore, author of the one-volume history of the U.S., “These Truths,” described her concern with a question that historians are often asked by white political commentators: “Has it ever been this bad?” “It,” refers presumably to the state of the nation — the institutions, the political culture, … Continue reading It’s always been ‘this bad’: White supremacy blinds white people from recognizing racial injustice