In my February column for the magazine – written prior to the inauguration of President Trump and Vice President Vance – I wondered if the political and cultural tide may be turning in the United States. I offered a tentative “maybe”, based upon an analysis of voter responses to big-ticket issues in the campaign, such as abortion and transgender ideology. As I write these words a few frenetic weeks into the new administration, I have modified my answer to a resounding, “yes”. A seismic shift in political and legal institutions is occurring that may have enduring cultural effects.
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Fall of the idols: at last the US is reclaiming a culture of sanity
In my February column for the magazine – written prior to the inauguration of President Trump and Vice President Vance – I wondered if the political and cultural tide may be turning in the United States.
Ken Craycraft
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