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Rightwing activist Chris Rufo recently led the charge in helping oust Claudine Gay from the Harvard presidency. While the charge is plagiarism—a charge Gay herself acknowledged—the reason for Rufo’s intense focus on her has little to do with academic pedigree.
Rufo, a former vegetarian yogi, is leading the right-wing charge against DEI trainings, LGBTQ+ rights, and any mention of critical race theory. Rolling off his "victory" of Gay's resignation, he's published a blog post that he hopes will become the guiding manifesto for the "New Right." As Derek breaks down, this means returning America back to 1776 in many ways.
Show Notes
The New Right Activism
How We Squeezed Harvard to Push Claudine Gay Out
Claudine Gay: my part in her downfall
Bill Ackman’s wife is accused of plagiarizing part of her dissertation
Contracts Between Hungarian Nonprofit and Christopher Rufo, Others, Raise Foreign Agent Concerns
The Plagiarism War Has Begun
A lesson in persuasion — Loretta Ross
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By Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker4
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Rightwing activist Chris Rufo recently led the charge in helping oust Claudine Gay from the Harvard presidency. While the charge is plagiarism—a charge Gay herself acknowledged—the reason for Rufo’s intense focus on her has little to do with academic pedigree.
Rufo, a former vegetarian yogi, is leading the right-wing charge against DEI trainings, LGBTQ+ rights, and any mention of critical race theory. Rolling off his "victory" of Gay's resignation, he's published a blog post that he hopes will become the guiding manifesto for the "New Right." As Derek breaks down, this means returning America back to 1776 in many ways.
Show Notes
The New Right Activism
How We Squeezed Harvard to Push Claudine Gay Out
Claudine Gay: my part in her downfall
Bill Ackman’s wife is accused of plagiarizing part of her dissertation
Contracts Between Hungarian Nonprofit and Christopher Rufo, Others, Raise Foreign Agent Concerns
The Plagiarism War Has Begun
A lesson in persuasion — Loretta Ross
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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