The leader of the “Proud Boys” (why not “Men,” or is that too obvious?) was found guilty of a number of crimes for his actions before and during the insurrection against the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. At one time he was a student at Yale University.
Ted Cruz, the U.S. Senator from Texas, also attended Yale.
San José State, where I taught political science and American studies, doesn’t have any former students in Congress or, as far as I know, leading anti-democratic groups bent on overthrowing the government.
San José State was the college of Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the track stars who gave the black power salute at the ’68 Olympics. There is a statue of them on campus. I doubt if Yale will put up statues to that jerk who leads the Proud Boys or, for that matter, to Sen. Cruz.
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