On the recordJuly 3, 2026
The references—of filth, disease, and primitiveness—are shot through with racial stereotypes and tropes.
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Elena Kagan
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newyorker.comThe references—of filth, disease, and primitiveness—are shot through with racial stereotypes and tropes.
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