Commentary · Culture For Subscribers This Summer, Progressive Culture Has Trumped Conservative Politics By James P. Freeman September 8, 2017 · 8:51 AM EDT · Updated January 16, 2025 12:26 AM · 4 min read read Advertisement Listen to audio version of this article Members only Subscribe to listen "Arguments can always be found to turn desire into policy." ― Barbara W. Tuchman, The Guns of August "Arguments can always be found to turn desire into policy." ― Barbara W. Tuchman, The Guns of August… Advertisement Read Next Maura Healey Blocks Late-Term Abortion Law Suspension As Repeal Effort Advances Norfolk County DA Elect Vows To Review Karen Read Case, Weighs Sandra Birchmore Grand Jury Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage Flips U.S. House Seat Red Amid Bluenami Why Should Young People Pay Massachusetts Prices When They Can Live in New Hampshire?