From The Center for Vision & Values, Grove City College
By Paul G. Kengor
Editor’s note: A shorter version of this article first appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
By Paul G. Kengor
Editor’s note: A shorter version of this article first appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Pete Seeger’s death at age 94 is a cultural catharsis for the
American left. The New York Times accorded his passing the kind of space
normally reserved for the death of a president. Such was Seeger’s special place of reverence among liberals.
The media is hailing Seeger as a “social-justice” crusading
“progressive,” a voice for the poor, the downtrodden, the working man,
and the environment. He’s also being portrayed as a victim of wild-eyed
McCarthyites who maniacally searched for a red under every bed.
Well, the full story is a little different.
