“The mostly left-wing quest for cultural purity
bears an eerie echo to the right-wing fantasy of national purity, which peaked
during the so-called 100-percent-American campaigns in the early 20th century.”—
University of Pennsylvania historian Jonathan Zimmerman, “On ‘Maybellene’ and General Tso’s Chicken,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, Apr. 7, 2017Saturday, May 20, 2017
Quote of the Day (Jonathan Zimmerman, on Quests for Purity, of the Left and Right)
“The mostly left-wing quest for cultural purity
bears an eerie echo to the right-wing fantasy of national purity, which peaked
during the so-called 100-percent-American campaigns in the early 20th century.”—
University of Pennsylvania historian Jonathan Zimmerman, “On ‘Maybellene’ and General Tso’s Chicken,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, Apr. 7, 2017
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