The Universal N-Word

The Left wants to turn the word "woke" into a slur—and suppress all criticism of left-wing racialism.

For the last few weeks, there’s been a spirited debate about the word “woke.” You’ve probably seen some of the headlines and surface-level commentary. But I’d like to go deeper and show how this fight over language reveals some significant undercurrents and explicates the relationship between language, ideology, and power.

The first attack from the Left …