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No, Liberals Aren't To Blame For The Culture War

Conservative politicians and right wing media outlets are the primary culprits.

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Ben Dreyfuss
Jul 12, 2021
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Last week, Kevin Drum wrote a post that set off a bit of an internet-wide debate about the culture war. His premise was simple:

It is not conservatives who have turned American politics into a culture war battle. It is liberals. And this shouldn't come as a surprise: Almost by definition, liberals are the ones pushing …

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