The intellectual laziness of Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates, one of the pioneers of the lucrative racial grievance industrial complex, has shifted his attention to the Middle East.

In a feature published by New York magazine, Coates announced that he will publish a new book explaining why he believes Israel is a brutal apartheid regime victimizing the indigenous Palestinian population. The book, titled The Message, condemns American media figures, academics, and politicians who insist the Israel-Palestinian conflict is “complex” and cannot be simplified into a neat narrative devoid of moral ambiguities.