The Oscars Are in Thrall to a New Wave of Resistance Politics
Expectations that the Academy Awards would move away from honoring movies with left-wing themes have been dashed.
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ADRIAN NGUYEN
Sydney, Australia
Adrian Nguyen is a Contributor to The New York Sun.
Mr. Nguyen’s contributions have appeared in Quillette, the Spectator World and the Spectator Australia, the Washington Examiner, and the Critic, among many other publications. He runs a Substack called Lack of Taste.
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