SOTU (thread 9), Episode 5: Du Bois Takes the State of the Union: The X‑Ray Behind the Flags

Imagine Du Bois watching the State of the Union — he’d see the spectacle and the blanks beneath it. This episode peels back the flags and applause to ask who the speech is really for.

We walk through Du Bois’s sharp, quietly devastating take on performance, race, and power — short, clear, and raw, like a friend pointing out what we’re missing.