If you know me it’s probably because I was, for a brief period, a talking head on Jacobin’s YouTube channel, where I interviewed smart leftists. I’m also the author of a forthcoming book (Selling Social Justice: Why the Rich Love Antiracism; you can preorder it here) and have written many articles under semi-pseudonyms (J.C. Pan, Jennifer C. Pan, and so forth; I don’t actually have a middle name, but the most famous Jennifer Pan with no middle name killed her parents, so I needed a way to note that I’m someone else.)
A while ago someone who makes a living understanding the internet told me I was a dummy for not using Substack. So every month I’ll be posting a written version of one of my old video segments (or something else from the archives) plus one new piece that covers an interesting study or news item or otherwise vulgarly reduces some social phenomenon to class. Thank you kindly for reading if you do.
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Always enjoyed your videos/appearances on the Jacobin videos series. They stood out in a good way and were a significant part of what I liked of the Jacobin content at the time. Looking forward to your work here and preordered your book. Can't wait to read it!