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Lynne Cheney and the National Endowment for the Humanities with Mark Hlavacik

Lynne Cheney and the National Endowment for the Humanities with Mark Hlavacik

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One of our favorite culture warriors, Dr. Cheney.

References and suggested readings:

  • Mark Hlavacik. 2025. Willing Warriors: A New History of the Education Culture Wars. University of Chicago Press.
  • Mark Hlavacik. 2016. Assigning Blame: The Rhetoric of Education Reform. Harvard University Press.
  • Emma Whitford. January 7, 2026. Plato Censored as Texas A&M Carries Out Course Review. Inside Higher Ed.
  • Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato. New York Times.
  • Lynne V. Cheney. October 20, 1994. The End of History. The Wall Street Journal.
  • Lynne V. Cheney. January 24, 1995. Kill My Old Agency, Please.
  • Andrew Hartman. 2019. A War for the Soul of America: A History of the Culture Wars, second edition. University of Chicago Press.
  • Lynne Cheney, Pat Buchanan, Eric Foner, and Michael Kinsely. March 20, 1995. Crossfire, Part I and Part II
  • Mark Hlavacik’s faculty page

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