Yes, Ryan, you’re right that David Brooks’ column in the New York Times today was a fine one. I just wish that he had named Ward Connerly, not Ward Churchill, for his example of opponents to identity politics. Ward Connerly is the former regent for the University of California who opposes racial preferences. Ward Churchill is the radical activist recently fired from the University of Colorado. Not really the same person—though has anyone ever seen them together?
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