News
Penny Pritzker Says She Has ‘Absolutely No Idea’ How Trump Talks Will Conclude
News
Harvard Researchers Find Executive Function Tests May Be Culturally Biased
News
Researchers Release Report on People Enslaved by Harvard-Affiliated Vassall Family
News
Zusy Seeks First Full Term for Cambridge City Council
News
NYT Journalist Maggie Haberman Weighs In on Trump’s White House, Democratic Strategy at Harvard Talk
The editor of a British conservative periodical visited the campus last night and argued that radical feminism represents a threat to society.
Roger Scruton, an English and philosophy professor at Boston University, told about 10 members of the Harvard Conservative Club that men are inherently more aggressive than women, and that women are more inclined to be "sheltering."
Scruton, who is the editor of the quarterly Salisbury Review, said both sexes would benefit if "radical feminists" would acknowledge these differences.
Scruton made a distinction between "consitutional feminists," who advocate basic equality between and men and women, and "radical feminists," who want the whole social order to be remade in the interest of women.
He said that he has no problem with the constitutional feminists, only with the radicals.
Scruton said conservatives have trouble responding to the radicals because conservatives naturally believe in careful deliberation.
"How can anyone scream out for moderation?" he asked rhetorically.
Want to keep up with breaking news? Subscribe to our email newsletter.