Often, a light bulb that is about to expire gives a very brief moment of bright light before the darkness comes. Such an occasion may be an appropriate analogy for the woke movement. On one level, wokeness has never appeared stronger. On the other, there are signs that it is losing its potency to dictate the policies of the future.

Listeners who wise to read the essays in their original format may use the following links - https://www.returntoorder.org/2023/07/is-d-e-i-going-to-d-i-e/, https://www.returntoorder.org/2023/08/where-are-wokeism-and-cancel-culture-taking-us/, and https://www.returntoorder.org/2023/07/a-period-correct-mass-at-the-160th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-gettysburg-attracts-a-full-tent/.

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