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If you have never read anything about critical race theory, this book will give you some grounding. It will tell you what critical race theorists believe, but it will not tell you why they believe it or offer any argument as to why you should. Everything the authors state is dogma and any criticisms are mere straw men to be brushed aside. The author makes up parables and then expects you to accept them as true. A large portion of the book is just fiction writing of scenarios the author makes up. If this sounds like an introduction to a religion, it’s because it is. If you think America is a lost cause, irredeemably racist and has barely progressed since slavery ended, you may enjoy your beliefs being reaffirmed. As for what critical race theory rejects, this sentence from the book is accurate. “Critical race theory questions the very foundations of the liberal order, including equality theory, legal reasoning, Enlightenment rationalism, and neutral principles of constitutional law.”