Khadijah Costley White is Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University. She has written for the Atlantic, the New York Times, the Root, Huffington Post, BBC, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Los Angeles Times, Quartz, Gizmodo, and Buzzfeed.
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From the start of Barack Obama's presidency in 2009, conservative populist groups began fomenting political fractiousness, dissent, and surprising electoral success. The Tea Party was one of the major characters driving this story. But, as Khadijah Costle... SEE MORE