The Classicist

The Classicist: Revolution, Overreach, And American History

From toppled statues to renamed military bases, a look at the iconoclastic impulses sweeping the country.

The Classicist•June 19, 2020
The Classicist: Revolution, Overreach, And American History

Victor Davis Hanson puts the efforts to uproot confederate iconography into historical perspective, examines the revolutionary zeal currently in fashion amongst progressive activists, and compares & contrasts this moment of American instability with others in the nation’s past.

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Victor Davis Hanson

Victor Davis Hanson

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