We have a problem — in Texas. The University of Texas in Austin just removed its statue of Woodrow Wilson 1879, along with its statue of Jefferson Davis — the latter removal in response to protests about honoring defenders of slavery. Wilson was a racist, but he wasn’t a traitor — he didn’t lead an army against the United States. He does not belong in the same category as Jefferson Davis. (They did not remove their statue of Robert E. Lee!)

Jon Wiener ’66