Commentary · Culture For Subscribers This Summer, Progressive Culture Has Trumped Conservative Politics By James P. Freeman September 8, 2017 · 8:51 AM EDT · Updated January 16, 2025 12:26 AM · 4 min read read Advertisement Listen to audio version of this article Members only Subscribe to listen "Arguments can always be found to turn desire into policy." ― Barbara W. Tuchman, The Guns of August "Arguments can always be found to turn desire into policy." ― Barbara W. Tuchman, The Guns of August… Advertisement Read Next Massachusetts Sends 88-Page Voter Guide Explaining Nine Ballot Questions Maura Healey Proposes Tax Increases, Another $100 Million In Spending Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Wants Trump To Pardon Her — But He Can’t Mike Minogue Calls For Data Center Moratorium In Massachusetts