Mind you, I am under no illusions that there was some Golden Age without cultural politics. Immigration has torn our society since the days of the Know Nothings in the 1850s. Prohibition was the law (and divided us) from 1920 to 1933. Racism has usually been an important element in cultural struggles, and it has been with our country from the beginning.

Source: Washington Post August 18, 2021 20:15 UTC