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Nathan G Alexander

The Word “Racism” in the Dictionaries

Several years ago, I embarked on a project investigating the history of the word “racism.” …

6 min readJun 22, 2021

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A photo of the word “racism” in a dictionary

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Nathan G Alexander

What’s Next for Atheists in a Godless World?

Across the globe, religion is in decline. Even in the United States, long an outlier among western countries for the slower pace of…

3 min readApr 8, 2021

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What’s Next for Atheists in a Godless World?

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Black Athena

A recent Hollywood casting decision gives us an opportunity to look back at an early skirmish in the Culture Wars

8 min readNov 17, 2020

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When Racists Called Themselves “Racists”

Today, even the most hardened white supremacists are reluctant to use the term for themselves

8 min readSep 29, 2020

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When Racists Called Themselves “Racists”

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How Good are Facebook Algorithms? A Very Unscientific Test

I have been reflecting on my own relationship with social media since watching the documentary “The Social Dilemma” on Netflix. One of the…

4 min readSep 28, 2020

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How Good are Facebook Algorithms? A Very Unscientific Test

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Nathan G Alexander

Top 6 Takeaways from “Race in a Godless World”

Many people, it seems, like to get their content in the form of “Top Whatever Lists” — and I am no different! Hence, I present to you the…

4 min readAug 24, 2020

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Top 6 Takeaways from “Race in a Godless World”

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New Atheism and Me: Personal Reflections on the Rise and Fall of the Movement

The mid to late 00s were the heyday of what was called “New Atheism,” a very loose intellectual movement of outspoken atheists like…

11 min readAug 17, 2020

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New Atheism and Me: Personal Reflections on the Rise and Fall of the Movement

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Nathan G Alexander

Nathan G Alexander

Writer and Historian from Canada. Author of Race in a Godless World: Atheism, Race, and Civilization, 1850–1914 (2019) https://www.nathangalexander.com/

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