Dog Whistle Politics: Annotated Bibliography

This month I read Dog Whistle Politics a nonfiction book by Ian Haney López. This book is about the “secret” language politicians use to be racist. I loved this book very much for it’s deep, intellectual meaning. I would rate this book a 9 out of 10 because of its extremely important meaning in society today. I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a book about politics with a high level vocabulary.
What does it say? Ian Haney Lopez’s book Dog Whistle Politics Lopez discusses the common phase “dog whistle politics” that refers to the idea of politicians using political phrases that mean one thing to a certain group, but have a second meaning for a smaller target group. Lopez focuses on using dog whistle politics to attract people’s
inner racism. To the general public it will seem as if the politician is going diminish crime rates, and help the middle class, but to the smaller group they are telling them they will support the upper class and cut taxes for the rich. Lopez explains “how coded racial appeals have reinvented racism and wrecked the middle class” (Lopez), and what the effects of using dog whistle politics are.
What does it mean? This means that even these short phrases used all across the country every day have a major impact on society.