Are conservatives good historians of conservatism? @HeerJeet weighs in with an emphatic "no." Focusing on Buckley and NR, he concludes: "they almost always (with a few brave exceptions) whitewash the past to ignore or minimize the role played by racism."https://newrepublic.com/article/151127/conservatives-know-much-conservative-history …
-
-
Replying to @TomSugrue
@HeerJeet is so right about NR. It's racism was much more pervasive than just an occasional editorial here or there.https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-american-studies/article/will-the-jungle-take-over-national-review-and-the-defense-of-western-civilization-in-the-era-of-civil-rights-and-african-decolonization/5086179AE7A8F473C9C405092E134B62 …1 reply 3 retweets 13 likes
Replying to @jncthehistorian @TomSugrue
I was thinking about citing that article in my piece! Didn't find a spot for it.
10:11 AM - 10 Sep 2018
0 replies
0 retweets
7 likes
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.