“Cultural Marxism” is a Myth. The Threat Comes From Elsewhere.
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This is a lightly edited transcript of Helen Pluckrose’s opening statement on the panel “Cultural Marxism: Threat or Myth” at the Battle of Ideas. “Cultural Marxism” in common usage is…
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