Citing our report on white male minority rule, Jesse J. Holland explores the false claims of oppression made by powerful white men.
There are clear advantages to being a white man in America. The Reflective Democracy Campaign reported last year that 91% of sheriffs, 76% of governors, 72% of elected prosecutors, 67% of U.S. senators, 63% of county officials, 60% of statewide officials and 58% of the U.S. House were white men.
