"Conservatives Forge Strategy to Influence Leadership at Top Academic Institutions"
Conservative activist Christopher Rufo outlines a strategy for conservatives to reclaim influence in elite institutions, following his role in exposing plagiarism allegations that led to Harvard President Claudine Gay's resignation. In his manifesto, "The New Right Activism," Rufo criticizes past conservative tactics and the belief in institutional neutrality, arguing for a new focus on language, institutions, and their fundamental purposes. He emphasizes the need for conservatives to engage in politics, recruit and replace leadership, and hold institutions accountable to their intended ends, suggesting that a shift in cultural power is necessary for conservative thought to enter the mainstream.