Left-wing demonstrators and rioters have managed to achieve in a matter of weeks what courteous conservative thinkers failed to accomplish in a century: Knock Woodrow Wilson off his progressive pedestal.
More than any other figure in American history, President Wilson embodied and popularized the 20th Century ideology known as Progressivism. Wilson's eight years in the presidency created the template for the modern administrative state: a powerful executive branch, an oversized bureaucracy, the increased centralization of government, an unending demand for so-called legislative reforms, and multiplying federal agencies regulating more aspects of life.
The owner of the Washington Redskins has announced the team is planning "to undergo a thorough review of the team's name" — which is setting expectations of a change.
Dan Snyder, owner of the National Football League team, has long said he would never change the team's name, which has withstood attacks from people who say it belittles American Indians — as well as drawing support from people who say it pays honor to them.
