"[College] protesters — some of them non-students — are involved in what's called, to invoke a trendy term, 'cultural appropriation.' In this case, it is the culture of fascism. Benito Mussolini's rise to power in Italy was facilitated by the steady use of violent protesters to break up meetings and silence opponents. The tactic proved successful, and in 1922 Mussolini became dictator of Italy. Hitler, on the other side of the Alps, took careful notes." —Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen