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Richard Hofstader

Richard Hofstader was professor of History at Columbia University and the author of several books, including The American Political Tradition.

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The Pseudo-Conservative Revolt

From the Winter 1954-55 issue of The Scholar

by Richard Hofstader | Friday, December 01, 2006

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Plunging to Earth

by Robert Zaretsky

Still dreaming up ways to safely enjoy this year’s summer vacation? “Safe” may be a relative term here—but if you’re feeling brave, you could take up skydiving, as Robert Zaretsky once did. “As I fell,” he wrote in our Summer 2011 issue, “I blurted out—like so many others have, I later learned—‘Mommy!’”

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