Tim Scott and American Exceptionalism
Commentary
Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina has announced the formation of an exploratory committee for his candidacy for president.
You may have noticed that Scott is black. We may ask, in this woke age of ours, the extent to which this matters in his candidacy.
I think it does matter, which requires some explanation given that I am adamantly opposed to identity politics in all its shapes and forms.
Should Scott run and win, he will not be America’s first black president. When America’s first black president, Barack Obama, did run and win, it was widely viewed as a turning point in American history….