A lot has been written about what Martin Luther King did. In my view, his most important accomplishment was convincing millions of people that dreams of a better world were still worthwhile. But I’d like to focus on one of Dr. King’s less celebrated virtues: his courage to tell the truth about injustice. That may […]

Sometimes I meet friendly people who, upon noticing the controversial subject matter of Tragedy of Kings, begin to eye me sideways, which makes me feel like I should explain why I wrote about the Martin Luther King Assassination.When I visited the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, I learned of Loyd Jowers, whose allegations prompted the

Imagine the pandemic is nothing more than an unpleasant memory. You’re walking through a bustling Times Square in New York City. Unavoidable images flash on immense screens, collectively forming a scene that looks like a science fiction prediction in which propaganda controls public thought. But in the moment, the advertisements feel electrifying. The word “love”