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The current eruption of political correctness on college campuses, as illustrated by the denunciation of Halloween costumes as vehicles for “cultural appropriation,” has even liberals saying that people have lost their minds. They are correct. This book is an exploration of the development of this madness.
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Johnson, Kirk. 2015. Halloween Costume Correctness on Campus: Feel Free to Be You, but Not Me. New York Times, October 30.
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Schwartz, H.S. (2016). Introduction: The Hedgehog is Embarrassed by his Riches. In: Political Correctness and the Destruction of Social Order. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39805-1_1
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