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Facecrime and the New Tribalism

Facecrime and the New Tribalism
Nick Sandmann from Covington Catholic High School stands in front of Native American activist Nathan Phillips while the latter bangs a drum in his face in Washington on Jan. 18, 2019. Kaya Taitano via Reuters
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“Have you ever seen a more punchable face?” That tweet, sent out soon after the first video footage featuring students from Covington Catholic High School circulated, has collected some 20,000 “likes” as of the last time I looked.

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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