._Jahan: I view a Cornel West presidency with the same seriousness as I would a Kanye West presidency.
the way any true progressive would — by promoting it on a podcast known to spread right-wing extremist conspiracy theories, hosted on a video platform popular among right-wing extremists, just weeks after having praised Florida’s right-wing extremist governor, Ron DeSantis.DeSantis’s Revolutionary Defense of the Classics
” — West and a conservative co-author endorsed his support for Florida high schoolers’ being able to qualify for scholarships by using scores from the Classic Learning Test. Yes, this is the same DeSantis whose administration has been curbing lesson plans and banning books written about, by and for nonwhite and LGBTQ people. But if you suffer through the op-ed, you’ll find a seeming rationale for West’s and co-author Jeremy Wayne Tate’s position at the very end: They’re both associated with the organizationthat some conservatives have been pushing as a replacement for the SAT.
Clearly, West's associations are worthy of scrutiny — even if you believe, as he said in his campaign announcement, that he has"decided to run for truth and justice."
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