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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