Issac J. Bailey

Issac J. Bailey is a South Carolina-based journalist who has won numerous writing and reporting awards, was a 2014 Harvard University Nieman Fellow and is the Batten Professor of Public Policy at Davidson College. He's been published by The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Politico Magazine, Time, among many other publications. He recently released his third book, Why Didn't We Riot: A Black Man in Trumpland.

Republican governors believe the working poor must be forced back to work. They are wrong

May 19, 2021 / Comments Off on Republican governors believe the working poor must be forced back to work. They are wrong

The working poor never wanted help to begin with, writes Issac J. Bailey.

In this particular case, Liz Cheney is right, and it shouldn’t be terribly difficult for liberals to say so

May 12, 2021 / Comments Off on In this particular case, Liz Cheney is right, and it shouldn’t be terribly difficult for liberals to say so

Don’t let the fools sell you on hypocrisy, writes Issac J. Bailey.

Nikki Haley’s illustration of white fragility

May 5, 2021 / Comments Off on Nikki Haley’s illustration of white fragility

She’s made a career of comforting white people, writes Issac J. Bailey.

Maxine Waters understands why violence from an armed-agent of the state is existential

April 21, 2021 / Comments Off on Maxine Waters understands why violence from an armed-agent of the state is existential

She shouldn’t have said it, but she wasn’t wrong, writes Issac J. Bailey.

There will be no justice as long as people refuse to see the anti-Black racism behind the injustice

April 15, 2021 / Comments Off on There will be no justice as long as people refuse to see the anti-Black racism behind the injustice

Issac J. Bailey explains what’s so hard for some white people to see.

Witnesses to Floyd’s death seem to feel more guilt than does the man charged with his murder

April 7, 2021 / Comments Off on Witnesses to Floyd’s death seem to feel more guilt than does the man charged with his murder

Ponder that for a minute, writes Issac J. Bailey.

On immigration, Biden must go on offense

March 25, 2021 / Comments Off on On immigration, Biden must go on offense

Start with 2013 Senate bill that passed with 67 votes, writes Issac J. Bailey.

Ignore centrist pundits puling over leftists

March 17, 2021 / Comments Off on Ignore centrist pundits puling over leftists

Issac J. Bailey reflects on the fight over marriage equality.

When the chips are down, you can count on the Democrats to come through. The GOP? Nah

March 10, 2021 / Comments Off on When the chips are down, you can count on the Democrats to come through. The GOP? Nah

Issac J. Bailey explains why Mitt Romney the Statesman isn’t.

The fundamental and winning difference between Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ted Cruz

February 23, 2021 / Comments Off on The fundamental and winning difference between Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ted Cruz

She gets it. He doesn’t.