The Classicist

The Classicist: In Defense Of Farmers

What Mike Bloomberg’s comments get wrong about agrarian life.

The Classicist•February 19, 2020
The Classicist: In Defense Of Farmers

Victor Davis Hanson uses Mike Bloomberg’s dismissive remarks about farmers to defend the virtues of agrarian life, explain the urban-rural divide, and examine how politics influences life on the farm.

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Victor Davis Hanson

Victor Davis Hanson

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