Ep. 63 | Carliss Chatman on White Economic Comfort & the Myth of Free Markets

SMU Law Professor Carliss Chatman joined the #RaceClass podcast to discuss DEI "rollbacks" and the rise of "reverse racism" lawsuits from private actors and the Trump administration. We do a deep dive into Section 1981 and the myth of "free markets" -- with a specific nod to "white economic comfort," a term Professor Chatman coined to capture a powerful dyanmic that continues to drive who can enter and benefit from capitalist systems free from racial discrimination and exclusion.