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JW Mason's criticism of Joan Williams fetishizes unjust labor.

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Carl Beijer
May 12, 2025
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It seems to be a professional obligation among online pundits and academics to periodically accuse Jacobin of racism; at the very least, it’s a good way to whip up positive engagement from anti-socialist liberals. This line from econ professor JW Mason, however, is particularly flimsy even as far as these things go. Even if you read this, as he does, as…

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