Wilfred Reilly is an American political scientist. He is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Southern Illinois University and a law degree from the University of Illinois. Reilly's research focuses on empirical testing of political claims. Wilfred is the author of Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War and Taboo.
We discuss The Continuing Oppression Narrative, Hate Crime Hoaxes, the reasons people commit them, hate crime legislation, and what the numbers tell you about how common they are.
0:00 Introduction
1:12 Why did he write Hate Crime Hoax?
4:20 Does Technology Increase the Rate of Hate Crime Hoaxes?
9:00 Looking at Fantastical Claims on the Right vs the Left
12:00 Does Mental Illness Contribute to the Rise in Hoaxes?
18:00 Why Doesn't the Media Cover Real Hate Crimes?
22:00 Bubba Wallace and the Noose
26:20 The Criteria for A Hate Crime - Gold Spa Shooting
32:20 Are Hate Crime Laws Necessary?
36:00 How to Punish Hate Crime Hoaxes? Bi-Partisan Reforms
38:00 Where to Follow Wilfred
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