… is from page 104 of Thomas Sowell’s 1999 book, Barbarians Inside the Gates:
You might think that the collapse of communism throughout Eastern Europe would be considered a decisive failure of Marxism, but academic Marxists in America are utterly undaunted. Their paychecks and their tenure are unaffected. Their theories continue to flourish in the classrooms and their journals continue to litter the library shelves.
DBx: And their students continue to seek and gain political power.


You might think that the collapse of communism throughout Eastern Europe would be considered a decisive failure of Marxism, but academic Marxists in America are utterly undaunted. Their paychecks and their tenure are unaffected. Their theories continue to flourish in the classrooms and their journals continue to litter the library shelves.
