In this piece for The Atlantic, Lawrence Glickman, professor of history, explores why when political minorities achieve greater equality, conservatives rebel, trying to force a reinstatement of the status quo. He writes the piece with co-author John S. Huntington, history professor at Houston Community College.
"Although the United States was born of a revolution, one common view maintains that the Constitution tamed our rebellious impulse and launched a distinctly nonrevolutionary political experiment," they write. "But throughout American history, an important strand of conservatism has repeatedly championed rebellions—or what are better understood as counterrevolutions."
Simon Wheeler, Cornell University
Cornell Provost Kavita Bala speaking with Kalaniyot Sabbatical Scholar Naomi Havron at the Kalaniyot reception Oct. 19. In the background, Kalaniyot Fellow Eden Eran Nagar speaks with Fellow Shachar Yerushalmi.
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Seidenberger built Hopper from scratch so students can see the logic on which it is built and play a role in developing it and improving it over the course of his class.