Plus! Voltaire, antisemitism, the West as a concept, and the Great Replacement theory

References and suggested readings:

• Curtis Dozier. 2026. The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate. Yale University Press.
• Dozier’s website, Pharos: Doing Justice to the Classics
• Dan-el Padilla Peralta. 2025. Classicism and Other Phobias. Princeton University Press.
• Jack Jenkins. 2021.American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country. HarperCollins.
• The X Files, Hulu
• Curtis Dozier on BlueSky: @curtisdozier.bsky.social
• Pharos on Facebook

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"Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Western Culture's got to go!"

References and suggested readings:

• John K. Wilson. February 19, 2026. Jesse Jackson and the Myth of the Stanford Chant. Inside Higher Ed.
• John K. Wilson. 1995. The Myth of Political Correctness: The Conservative Attack on Higher Education. Duke University Press.
• Brian Soucek. 2026. The Opinionated University: Academic Freedom, Diversity, and the Myth of Neutrality in American Higher Education. University of Chicago Press.
• John Tomasi and Bernard Schweizer, eds. 2026. Viewpoint Diversity: What It Is, Why We Need It, and How to Get It. Heresy Press.
• John K. Wilson’s columns in Inside Higher Ed
• John K. Wilson on Twitter

Image credit: “Jesse Jackson and students protest Western Culture program on Palm Drive, photograph, 1987,” Stanford Stories From the Archives, Stanford University Libraries online exhibit.

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References and suggested readings:

• Joshua Tait. January 12, 2026. “Stitching Banners to an Exiled King”: Triumph, Radical Traditionalism, and the Temptation of Despair. To Live is to Maneuver.
• Daniel J. Flynn. 2025. The Man Who Invented Conservatism: The Unlikely Life of Frank S. Meyer. Encounter Books.
• Tait’s To Live is To Maneuver newsletter
• The Associated Press. May 17, 2024. Conservative activist’s son sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for ‘relentless’ attack on Capitol. POLITICO.
• Darrin M. McMahon. 2002. Enemies of the Enlightenment: The French Counter-Enlightenment and the Making of Modernity. Oxford University Press.
• Midge Decter. 2001. An Old Wife’s Tale: My Seven Decades in Love and War. William Morrow.
• Isaac Asimov. 1991. Foundation. Spectra.
• Arkady Martine. 2020. A Memory Called Empire. Tor Books.

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