The Classicist

The Classicist: Radical Chic And Its Terrified Enablers

The mobs don’t have numbers on their side — but they do have quivering elites.

The Classicist•July 10, 2020
The Classicist: Radical Chic And Its Terrified Enablers

What will bring the wave of radical protests and cancel culture to an end? It would help if the leadership of America’s elite institutions grew a backbone.

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Victor Davis Hanson

Victor Davis Hanson

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