Charles M. Blow: ‘Tell the truth and shame the devil’

As Donald Trump gave his race-baiting speeches over the Fourth of July weekend, hoping to rile his base and jump-start his flagging campaign for reelection, I was forced to recall the ranting of a Columbia University sophomore that caught the nation’s attention in 2018.In the video, a student named Julian von Abele exclaims, “We built the modern world!” When someone asks who, he responds, “Europeans.”Von Abele goes on:“We invented science and industry, and you