SocietyCommentary
The State of Race in America Today and Yesterday
In matters of race and other social phenomena, there is a tendency to believe that what is seen today has always been. For black people,… Read More
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Leftists Blame America. Decent People Blame Themselves.
As long ago as the 1970s, I came to a major realization. While watching fellow students at Columbia University demonstrate not just against the war… Read More
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Trump Puts Fed Wokeness to Sleep
President Donald Trump took another step toward fulfilling his promise to “drain the swamp” on Friday when he authorized Office of Management and Budget Director… Read More
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6 Persistent Myths About Socialism, Debunked
A frightening 70% of millennials say they would back a socialist candidate for office. Today, we are seeing many socialist ideas gaining traction, such as… Read More
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Trump Bans ‘Divisive, Un-American Propaganda Training’ for Federal Workforce
Highly paid consultants spouting toxic racist concepts meant to transform society, and ignobly masking them as “anti-racism” training, are to be shown the door of… Read More
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California’s COVID-19 Restrictions Go Too Far
California is proving it’s more authoritarian than ever. As many other states have reopened in stages, California officials have opened the Golden State, too—except they… Read More
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The Deeply Pessimistic Intellectual Roots of Black Lives Matter, 1619 Project, and Much Else in Woke America
If much of the dire rhetoric behind America’s moment of racial reckoning seems from an oppressive world of a half-century ago, that’s because it comes… Read More
SocietyNews
39 Photos Capture America’s Summer of Riots, Arson, and Looting
Violent riots and looting have spread like an infectious disease across America in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
As American Gun Sales Hit Record High, Tips for New Owners
Americans are buying guns at a record pace. A surprising number of the sales are from first-time firearm owners, says Stephen Gutowski, a reporter at… Read More
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More Young Americans Agree That ‘Every Life Matters,’ Pence Says
RALEIGH, North Carolina—The Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in June striking down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics is proof of what’s at stake with the… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
How American Civil Society Depends on Marriage, Family
American civil society is facing a serious domestic threat: Marriage is declining and family stability with it. Between 1962 and 2019, the percentage of women… Read More
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Iraq War Veteran Likens Portland to Living in a War Zone
Gabe Johnson, an African American Marine Corps veteran, was lying in bed counting the number of explosions he could hear from his downtown Portland, Oregon,… Read More
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The Difference Between Plurality of Opinions and Plurality of Values
I have returned with some regularity over the years to compare what is going on in our country today to what was going on in… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Lesson Behind Falwell’s Fall
The ouster of Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. over allegations of sexual misconduct and other behavior that falls short of the university’s code of… Read More
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Portland Mayor to Move Out of $800K Condo After Rioters Damage Building
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is moving out of his home after rioters descended Monday on the building that houses the Democrat’s $800,000 condo, setting fires… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Cancel Culture Comes for America’s National Monuments
The nation’s monuments are under fire from the progressive left. A new report commissioned by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recommends that the federal government “remove,… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Problematic Women: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Explains Why She Is Unapologetically a Conservative Woman
Progressive society appears to be at a loss when it comes to understanding conservative women. Women who are pro-life, in favor of smaller government, and… Read More
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Kenosha Merchants, Their Businesses in Ruins, Ponder What Healing Looks Like
MADISON, Wis.—Eric Oertle spent part of Sunday reviewing security video from the night his life came crashing down. It was all he could do to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Mayor, the Monuments, and the Mayhem
When D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser earlier this year created an advisory group to scrutinize the city’s monuments, memorials, and facilities for their “disqualifying histories,” the… Read More
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DC Mayor Embraces Report Calling for Removal or Contextualization of Washington Monument
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday she looks forward to advancing the recommendations made in a report that urged her to remove, relocate, or… Read More
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Looking Back: What I Learned at the Kavanaugh Confirmation
Brett Kavanaugh was known as an originalist jurist and had a strong record for protecting life and constitutional rights. I was at the White House… Read More
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Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Need Not Apply in Basketball, Physics, and Fighter Pilots
Check out any professional and most college basketball teams. Their starting five, and most of their other 10 players, are black, as is 80% of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
It’s No Longer Just Left vs. Right
My father always liked to tell me: “Politics, a truly filthy business. But my, is it interesting.” And he was right. For those of us… Read More
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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Says She’s ‘Worried’ About America ‘Descending Into a Race War’
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that she’s worried about America “descending into a race war.” Bowser, a Democrat, discussed the ongoing unrest in the… Read More
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I Left the White House, and Faced a Mob
I met some protesters face to face on Thursday night and I am here to tell you this: They were not good people—and calling them… Read More
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Petition Spoofs California Racial Preferences Ballot Measure With Call for 15% Asians on NBA, NFL Teams
A Change.org petition organized online by a group opposed to racial preferences in California is satirically demanding that professional sports teams in the state allocate… Read More
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University Shouldn’t Punish Me for Not Addressing Male Student as ‘Ms.’
Returning from a sabbatical in my 21st year at Ohio’s Shawnee State University, I resumed teaching my regular political philosophy course. Taking questions in one… Read More
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Protesters Harass Politicians, RNC Guests Leaving White House After Trump’s Speech
Protesters in Washington, D.C., harassed and blocked people trying to leave the White House as the Republican National Convention ended late Thursday night, numerous videos… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Restore the Teaching of American Exceptionalism in the Classroom
If this summer’s riots and civil unrest have demonstrated anything, it is that a substantial number of young Americans have been taught to believe their… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Netflix’s New Film ‘Cuties’ and the Hypersexualization of Children
Netflix in early September is releasing a French film, “Cuties,” which has been criticized for its hypersexualization of young children. Some of the promotional material… Read More
