Reason and Radical

Revisionism

There's lot of it going on as conservatives attempt to revise history. David Neiwart has more -- click through and read it all.

This is what we all need to understand about the current spate of historical revisionism: It is occurring in the service of a broader agenda to recast our very understanding of the meaning of our history, and thus the meaning of America itself.

and this conclusion

If the nation succumbs to the notion that progressive advances of the 20th century have harmed us, and becomes intent on rolling back those advances, we need to be realistic about what kind of path this will lead us down. It is not a bright one.

posted by Leimodnu @ 2:51 PM