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What we talk about when we talk about 'Woke'

The New Liberal Podcast

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The Role of Social Justice in the Rise of Wokeness

The dominant impact of social justice and wokeness is that most forms of bigotry have gone down over time. In America, I know we've had a steady decline in racism. And you can say similar things for sexism and homophobia. These are problems that are getting better because activists are fighting and the culture is changing. It's unambiguously to me a force for good in the world.

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