In the essay “ Misogyny and ‘Hoeflation’ at the National Association of Scholars ” (Oct. 28, 2025) John K. Wilson takes aim at me and Minding the Campus .

He describes me generously as an “idiot,” but an influential one in the conservative movement. He misinterprets nearly every line of my essay “ College Students in a Romance Recession, Boys Blame ‘Hoeflation .’”

His central charge is that I’m a misogynist. His evidence is that I use the word “hoeflation.” Using a term coined by others to describe a social trend does not mean I endorse it. Reporting or analyzing a phenomenon is not the same as condoning it.

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