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The Replacement Theory, Not So Great

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Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the fourth Republican presidential candidates debate in Tuscaloosa, Ala., December 6, 2023.

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Vivek Ramaswamy said at the debate Wednesday night that “the great replacement theory is not some grand right-wing conspiracy theory, but a basic statement of the Democratic Party’s platform.” People use that phrase, “the great replacement theory,” to mean a range of related things, and it’s worth thinking them through.

Which I tried to do in a column in May 2022:

Ramesh Ponnuru

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Ramesh Ponnuru

Ramesh Ponnuru is the editor of National Review, a columnist for the Washington Post, and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

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