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Uncivic Education

Many of those who know little or nothing about the seemingly relevant facts nevertheless have opinions, sometimes even strong opinions, about public matters.
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Uncivic Education
An American flag flies near the Lincoln Memorial on Dec. 22, 2018. Olivier Douliery/Getty Images
Benjamin Ginsberg
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In November 2023, the late terrorist leader Osama bin Laden’s infamous “Letter to America,” justifying his 2001 attack on the World Trade Center that killed nearly 3,000 Americans, was reposted on TikTok. Apparently, quite a few young Americans did not know much about bin Laden or the 9/11 terror attack and were willing to give credence to his screed.

Benjamin Ginsberg
Benjamin Ginsberg
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Benjamin Ginsberg is a research fellow at the Independent Institute and the David Bernstein Professor of Political Science and chair of the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He is also the author of “The New American Anti-Semitism: The Left, the Right, and the Jews.”