Dr. Eric Weiner Published “The Bigger Lie” for 3 Quarks Daily
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Dr. Eric Weiner, Associate Professor in the Educational Foundations Department, was chosen to write monthly essays for the prestigious web site 3 Quarks Daily. The online magazine posts essays about art, science, literature, politics, and philosophy from some of the top writers, thinkers, and scholars around the world. On Mondays, the site features original essays written by selected authors, and Dr. Weiner is a contributing author in this manner.
In his article “The Bigger Lie,” Dr. Weiner builds on Professor Eddie Glaude’s notion of the “racial value gap” and the narrative assumptions that maintain it. Set against the backdrop of the “big lie” which we hear quite a lot about, the insurrection at the capitol on January 6, 2021, and the inauguration two weeks later, he develops a critical analysis of the relationship between Trump’s “big lie” and Glaude’s notion of what he simply calls ‘the lie.’