[R. S. Gwynn]

Wilbur actually did embrace the far left as a college student, and he got into a bit of trouble with military intelligence about it. However, the far left was embraced by many college students during the depression. Most drifted into the New Deal mainstream later, though some became more radical while others became conservative.

Once upon a time I published poems and reviews in Chronicles. Eventually I had to step back because of the loony factor. I continue to get New Criterion because I love the cartoons. And I get The New Yorker because of Pauline Kael. I read both exclusively in the bathroom. First Things is beyond my religious pale, which could stand some neighborly help in mending it to good again and keeping my apples from straying.

The title above Quincy's links is all the introduction his thread needed. His reputation precedes him here. He could have said, "Well, here is some stupid crap" as a preamble, I suppose.