Whiteness Checkpoint

<p> As my students know, the checkpoint in Hartford is laughably unlikely to catch any Al Qaeda terrorists. And it&#8217;s hardly an efficient use of Homeland Security money &#8212; not when New York City has fewer cops and first responders than on 9/11. <p> But the checkpoint is a highly visible propaganda tool. It reminds us to be afraid. Everywhere and &#8212; as they say in Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, and even jails on US soil &#8212; &#8220;indefinitely.…

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