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Article: The Bradley prizes; Recognition for intellectual Right.(COMMENTARY)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- June 1, 2009
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Byline: Herbert London, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
For decades, those who represent a defense of the command economy, who have attempted to redefine America's role in world affairs and are the avatars of nontraditional principles have legitimized their philosophical stance with awards for their version of excellence. For example, the Pulitzer Prize in journalism has become a self-congratulatory award for New York Times and Washington Post writers. The so-called genius award conferred by the MacArthur Foundation invariably favors scholars and artists on the ideological left.
Of course, there is little doubt that the nontraditionalists have come to ...