the russian people must not be pushed away from europe in response to putins new cold war the west must be warm to the russian people being a citizen in the american police state is much like playing a game of cards against a stacked deck youre always going to lose the game is rigged why americans keep losing to the police state with the current news cycle highlighting police brutality against african americans it is hard not to contemplate the continuing role of race in american life despite our progress as a nation and more broadly as a human race we still struggle with seemingly antiquated modes of thinking that lead to unnecessary frictions between people reflections on race power and science