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Paternalism

Paternalism

By Peter Leithart

Some reviewers of Michael Lewis’s The Blind Side have complained about the “paternalism” of the Tuohy family who brought Michael Oher into their orbit.

Well, tu quoque . Is it just possible that some lost kids, even lost black kids, might actually need a pater ?

Peter Leithart

Peter J. Leithart is President of Theopolis Institute. He is the author of numerous books on theology, literature, and culture, including Theopolitan, Defending Constantine, and Baptized Body.

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