@DouthatNYT..going to write a long thread on the Enlightenment/racism debate that will rope in Bartolome de Las Casas & the Nazis..@herandrews Bartolome de Las Casas was a liar, a schemer, & a pathological egomaniac

Ross Douthat

@DouthatNYT

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Jun 5, 2018

At some point I'm going to write a long thread on the Enlightenment/racism debate that will rope in Bartolome de Las Casas and the Nazis. But not yet. Just warning y'all.

Helen Andrews

@herandrews

Bartolome de Las Casas was a liar, a schemer, and a pathological egomaniac—but it's true that he was not part of the Enlightenment!

9:41 AM · Jun 5, 2018