Christopher F. Rufo

OPINION October 19

Hamas attacks and Harvard: University's determination to go full woke leads to moral bankruptcy

Since the Hamas terror attacks on October 7, Harvard has been caught in a bind. Thirty-three student groups issued a statement blaming Israel for the terror. How did we get here?

OPINION August 11

Gender studies is on the way out at one state school. Here's why it matters

The New College of Florida voted to abolish its gender studies program this week. I serve on the New College Board of Trustees. Here's what happened and why this is the right call.

OPINION July 18

'America's Cultural Revolution': How the radical left conquered our culture

In my new book, 'America's Cultural Revolution' I aim to reveal the inner history of what's been happening in the United States since the 60s and where we go from here.

OPINION June 2

University of Houston's DEI bureaucracy has this unbelievably radical take on 'diversity'

Bureaucrats at the University of Houston have created a host of excercises aimed at student language, speech and behavior. Political activism is the ultimate goal of these exercises.

OPINION May 19

Texas Children's Hospital vowed transgender interventions would end. Here's what they did instead

Texas Children's Hospital executives declared last spring that they would no longer perform transgender medical procedures on kids. But whistleblower documents tell a different story.

OPINION May 13

I left California 9 years ago. But the state is keeping my business hostage in bureaucracy hell

I was born and raised in California. I left my home state nine years ago and moved north to Washington State. But I am still tangling with bureaucrats over my non-profit corporation.

OPINION May 7

‘Social justice’ and ‘social change’ dominate the major university in this conservative state

Conservative state university conquered by ‘social justice’ and ‘social change’ indoctrination. Initiative is part of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

OPINION April 19, 2023

The ugly truth about modern 'anti-fascism'

In contemporary American politics, the American left does not just disagree with conservatives, they believe they are pure evil. And that means that anything goes in interactions.

OPINION April 7, 2023

'Racists Anonymous' is just one of the insane ways University of Florida has been conquered by DEI

At the University of Florida, a bureaucracy had been created around radical diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). It's an ideology that is embedded in almost every department at UF.

OPINION March 20, 2023

Republicans vs. government wokeness: Here's what it will take to root out this dangerous ideology

Republicans must recognize an important reality: woke ideology is embedded within the very DNA of the federal bureaucracy. Fighting it will require a long-term commitment.