https://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2012/04/12/tom-hayden-a-man-who-gives-opportunism-a-bad-name/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:23:16 -0400<![CDATA[That quip about Hayden&#8217;s opportunism was made decades ago by the late social-democrat intellectual Irving Howe, who believed that Hayden was campaigning in the 1960s to be “the New Left’s next Lenin.” It was a barbed, accurate, and insightful comment into what made the principal writer of the Students for a Democratic Society  (SDS) “Port Huron Statement” tick.]]>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:03:08 -0400<![CDATA[Ron Radosh]]>https://pjmedia.com/ron-radosh/2012/04/12/tom-hayden-a-man-who-gives-opportunism-a-bad-name-n184094