Disney Steps Into Culture Wars’ Crossfire: Adrian Wooldridge

March 28, 2022, 7:30 AM UTC

Leon Trotsky’s dictum that “you may not be interested in the dialectic, but the dialectic is interested in you” applies equally well to the culture wars, as Walt Disney Co.’s chief executive officer Robert Chapek is discovering to his chagrin. Chapek tried to stay neutral on one of the hottest issues in the culture war — sex education for young children — but ended up infuriating both sides. He is now fighting for his future in the Magic Kingdom while fending off brickbats from the Right Nation.

In this case the culture wars have taken the form of Florida’s blandly ...

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