It is too soon to say ‘wokeism’ is deadA single victory, however lopsided, is not the end of war when it comes to reshaping cultureBy Adrian Wooldridge / Bloomberg OpinionIt is easy to conclude that the “woke” revolution met its “Waterloo” on Tuesday last week. Is a single election enough to put an end to a cultural movement? However, it is hard to see how Trump’s election would change the fact that, particularly in the US’ most elite temples of learning, wokery has tenure. Bloomberg journalist John Authers said that corporate commitment to environmental, social and governance goals had been waning long before Trump’s election, in part because of poor returns. A former writer at The Economist, he is author of The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World.

Source: Taipei Times November 16, 2024 16:38 UTC