Radicalism Begets Radicalism

Radicalism Begets Radicalism
Workers remove a police memorial statue covered in red paint by protesters in Richmond, Va., on June 11, 2020. Zach Gibson/Getty Images
Gary L. Gregg
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As painful as it is to say about the current state of our nation, the attack on memorials to the work and lives of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, and Christopher Columbus was inevitable. Radical thought encourages radical action, which encourages ever more radical demands and actions.

Gary L. Gregg
Gary L. Gregg
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Gary L. Gregg is director of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville and editor of “Securing Democracy—Why We have an Electoral College.”
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