Know-It-Alls and Know-Nothings

Know-It-Alls and Know-Nothings
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Mark Bauerlein
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It’s one of the more ludicrous ironies of the “woke” movement that its members believe that they have a better grasp of history than do their non-woke adversaries—the ones who, we are to assume, are still “asleep.”

Mark Bauerlein
Mark Bauerlein
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Mark Bauerlein is an emeritus professor of English at Emory University. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, the TLS, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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