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Tom Bethell: Debunker of Progressive Orthodoxies, Defender of Tradition and Truth

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Tom Bethell: Debunker of Progressive Orthodoxies, Defender of Tradition and Truth
The journalist Tom Bethell is seen in the Discovery Science documentary "Iconoclast: One Journalist's Odyssey through the Darwin Debates." Screenshot/YouTube
Harley Price
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With the death in February of Tom Bethell (1936–2021), the refuseniks of what Orwell called the “smelly little orthodoxies contending for our souls” have lost an eloquent and redoubtable champion.

Harley Price
Harley Price
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Harley Price teaches courses on pre-modern literature and philosophy at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies. His most recent book is “Give Speech A Chance: Heretical Essays on What You Can’t Say or Even Think,” available from fgfbooks.com and Amazon.
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