When Trump Vilifies Legal Immigrants (A Letter to the New York Times)
President Trump’s hateful and increasingly dangerous rhetoric has now targeted legal immigrants, describing diversity visa recipients as “the worst of the worst.”
Read MorePresident Trump’s hateful and increasingly dangerous rhetoric has now targeted legal immigrants, describing diversity visa recipients as “the worst of the worst.”
Read MoreSadly, it’s not new that Donald Trump vilified a group of people with spurious claims from a terrible source: today,…
Read MoreUpdate 2/27/2017: Another incident of vandalism at a Jewish cemetery occurred yesterday, this time at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia. Clean-up…
Read MoreNow that Donald Trump is president, he has an even greater responsibility to denounce hateful speech and violence: some of…
Read MoreAt the Dangerous Speech Project, we are often asked whether President-elect Donald Trump’s remarks constitute Dangerous Speech. Since the United…
Read MoreThis Washington Post article profiles Susan Benesch, director of the Dangerous Speech Project, and explains our work.
Read MoreMuch of the world is transfixed at present by Donald Trump’s often insulting and provocative language. But like any speech, it can only be fully understood in context – which now includes remarks more belligerent and shocking than Trump’s, from his supporters who have shouted “Kill her” and “Build the wall – kill them all” at recent Trump rallies, and from other elected officials such as governors of U.S. states.
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