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The Rise and Fall of Woke?
The Rise and Fall of Woke?
Apr 19, 2025 10:06 AM

  Five years ago, cities across America faced an upheaval inspired by an ideology now called “wokeism.” Combining progressive notions of social justice with critical race theory and calls for revolutionary political action, it rapidly became a major force in American life. Just as suddenly, though, it now seems that “wokeism” is fading away. In this symposium, two Law Liberty contributors explore the origins and demise of this ideology.

  

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  Mar 5, 2025 Breaking the DEI Trance Mike Gonzalez Americans may be fed up with woke radicalism, but we shouldn't forget how powerful it was.

  

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  Mar 5, 2025 Colliding with Wokeism Robert C. Thornett Society must collide with error one way or another, through argument or experience, to move beyond ideologies like wokeism.

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