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Battle Over Critical Race Theory A

By Christopher F. Rufo - Jun 28, 2021

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Principles of Government · July 19, 2023 ·

By Christopher F. Rufo – Critical race theory is the latest battleground in the culture war. … key concepts, including “systemic racism,” “white privilege,” … have become ubiquitous in America’s elite institutions. Progressive politicians have sought to implement “antiracist” policies to reduce racial disparities, such as minorities-only income…  Read More

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Critical Race Theory: What It Is and How to Fight It A

By Christopher F. Rufo - Mar 15, 2021

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Principles of Government · June 13, 2023 ·

By Christopher F. Rufo – Longer article – Critical race theory is fast becoming America’s new institutional orthodoxy. Yet most Americans have never heard of it—and of those who have, many don’t understand it. It’s time for this to change. We need to know what it is so we can know how to fight it. Read More

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The Democrats’ Refounding of America AA

By Christopher Caldwell - Aug 13, 2020

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Principles of Government · September 12, 2025 ·

By Christopher Caldwell – …In this view, the civil rights movement wasn’t just a reform but a refounding….The real political legacy of the 1960s comes from the Civil Rights Act of 1964….…The new law cut constitutional corners, constraining freedom of association, … drawing the federal government into the running of local elections. It opened the door to new kinds of lawsuits: The U.S. attorney general, for instance, could now file discrimination suits against local school districts. It imposed a degree of federal management on all institutions that received federal money. And it created a vast investigative infrastructure through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission… Read More

These excerpts are included to illustrate how the left is transforming our culture, our politics, and our society by outflanking the democratic process through the courts.

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Western Culture Elites Are Giving Away Lenin’s Rope A

By Gerard Baker - March 23, 2021

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Principles of Government · August 20, 2023 ·

By Gerard Baker – The larger truth is that the people who control America’s leading cultural institutions and now its government have been eagerly manufacturing ideological rope for the Chinese hangman….The intellectual movement to which they subscribe has been the force behind the planned destruction—of the principal pillars of America’s authority in the world: the idea that the greatest nation on the planet was founded on universal ideals of human freedom and dignity. …How can a nation prevail in a global ideological struggle when its leaders believe its values are intrinsically evil? … Read More

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The American Experiment Is on Life Support A

By Andrew A. Michta - Oct 26, 2020

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Principles of Government · August 20, 2023 ·

 By Andrew A. Michta – … ‘Death to America!” is a common refrain from antifa rioters …. Extremism becomes more entrenched in American politics with each passing day. These acts of violence encapsulate five decades of neo-Marxist indoctrination in American schools,… Neo-Marxists on the street and in institutions want to erase their opponents and deconstruct the country… Read More

Neo-Marxists on the street and in institutions want to erase their opponents and deconstruct the country.

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Characteristics of Government

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  • SOCIALISM
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  • EVOLVING IDEOLOGIES
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