{"product_id":"are-white-men-smarter-than-steve-phillips-9798893850215","title":"Are White Men Smarter Than Everyone Else?: Playing Offense in the Fight for Racial Justice in America","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBrown Is the New White\u003c\/em\u003e, an explosive new argument for draining the swamp of white male privilege\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are witnessing an attack on equal rights in America unparalleled since the collapse of Reconstruction. In the tradition of his \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eBrown Is the New White\u003c\/em\u003e and his \"spirited and persuasive\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cem\u003eHow We Win the Civil War\u003c\/em\u003e, Steve Phillips's goal is nothing less than to exhort people to go on the offensive in the fight for racial justice in this country--to flip the script from the \u003cem\u003eunderrepresentation\u003c\/em\u003e of people of color to the \u003cem\u003eoverrepresentation\u003c\/em\u003e of white men.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn twelve short, animated chapters covering the fields of business, arts and entertainment, government, higher education, philanthropy, and democracy itself, Phillips shows how Straight White American Male Preference (or S.W.A.M.P.) has come roaring out of the shadows once again. Far from being a country where white men have suffered under so-called reverse racism, Phillips reveals America to be a place where white men--a minority population--have enjoyed unfair legal advantages, racial quotas, grade inflation, and jumping the line for public benefits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAre White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?\u003c\/em\u003e calls for nothing less than draining the swamp of white male privilege. Fearless, funny, and deeply researched, this much-needed corrective offers equality-loving readers the arguments and energy they need to launch a new counterattack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798893850215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Steve Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48014235402495,"sku":"9798893850215","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1f0bc10-6593-4ec4-a2ac-dbcbc29f3ec9.jpg?v=1767747533","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/are-white-men-smarter-than-steve-phillips-9798893850215","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}