Who’s to Blame for the Elite Extreme Left?

Rasmussen poll numbers suggest prestigious universities are indoctrinating the young people they’re supposed to be educating.

People walk through the gates leading to Harvard Yard, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on Dec. 13, 2018. Charles Krupa/AP Photo

Commentary

Many writers decry the American political scene as “too divisive.” But I don’t think this goes to the root of our political problems. A much more serious concern is that a very powerful minority of Americans reject the core principles upon which our Constitution and our society rest: principles of Western civilization, republican government, and the Judeo-Christian heritage.