Charles Murray reposts Ron DeSantis’s endorsement of Bernard Bailyn’s The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution (shared 2026-06-09), highlighting Bailyn’s “elegant conclusion.” DeSantis frames Bailyn as a recommended non-Wood alternative and asserts the book shows colonists rebelled over comparatively minor infringements by today’s standards.
Charles Murray amplifies Ron DeSantis’s 2026-06-09 recommendation of Bernard Bailyn’s The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution, citing Bailyn’s “elegant conclusion.”
In support of Ron's recommendation, here's Bailyn's elegant conclusion.
Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis)
I’d actually recommend (for a non-Wood 1776 book) The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard Bailyn.
Read it and you’ll understand why they revolted over infringements far less than what many put up with on a daily basis today.
— https://nitter.net/RonDeSantis/status/2064141765519564841#m