Facebook has announced plans to rank the visibility of news sources based on whether they are “broadly trusted.” Says Zuckerberg, evidently believing his own B.S.: We decided that having the community determine which sources are broadly trusted would be most … Continue reading
Category: Society & Culture
How Do Women at the Women’s March Know They’re Women? (And Other Questions)
According to the Mark Levin Show this evening, the government shutdown will not impair the funding required to police the Women’s March. What a relief! Something I don’t understand about the Women’s March…If gender is now officially fluid, then how … Continue reading
Democrats: Give Me Your Clueless, Dependent and Socialistic Sheep
A leaked memo from the left-wing organization, the Center for American Progress Action Fund, admits that passing an amnesty for the nearly 800,000 illegal aliens shielded from deportation by the President Obama-created Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is … Continue reading
Entitled Millennial Mindset Reaches the Figure Skating Arena
Outspoken figure skater Ashley Wagner was not chosen to represent the United States at the Pyeongchang Olympics next month just hours after ripping into the judges’ scores at the U.S. National Championships. The three-time U.S. champ finished in fourth place … Continue reading
Climate Change Hysterics Are the Intellectual Equivalent of Child Abusers
Al Gore on Twitter: “It’s bitter cold in parts of the US, but climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann explains that’s exactly what we should expect from the climate crisis.” I thought tweeting was evil? Oh, no. I forgot. Only when … Continue reading
The Real Reason Feminists Don’t Care About Women in Iran
Why do feminists remain silent on the plight of women persecuted by male theocratic dictators in Iran? Think about what feminism is. Feminism is not a form of individualism. The feminist “ideal” would not lead to liberty and meritocracy. Feminists … Continue reading
Iran: You Can’t Make “Deals” With a Dictatorship
Events in Iran show how it’s impossible to make peace with a dictatorship. The people who have to live under that dictatorship, and don’t like it, have no choice but to face facts. But America’s hapless leaders, when they made … Continue reading
Regardless of Trump, Democrats Will Never Win with Shame & Blame
Shame and blame will never convince. At most, they foster anxiety. But they will never work at changing minds. That’s the dilemma American “liberalism” or leftism finds itself in. For years, up through and including the Obama years, it tried … Continue reading
When Politics Replaces Reason at Universities, We’re All in Trouble
An individual is only as capable as his physical health and mental well-being. An individual needs mental well-being, and so does a society. To gauge the mental well-being of an individual, you look to the individual’s psyche and mind. To … Continue reading
Millennials Love Socialism. But Would They Love Venezuela?
Millennials say in large majorities that they would rather live under socialism than capitalism. Unfortunately, nobody bothered to tell them what socialism is. And they won’t read anybody who does. The best way to find out what socialism is? Look … Continue reading
President Trump’s Speech Today on National Security: Insert Applause Here
“Economic security is national security,” said President Trump today. Absolutely right. Because economic security can only happen if there’s economic liberty. If there’s no economic liberty, there’s no prosperity, there’s no way to build a strong defensive force, and there’s … Continue reading
Why Reason is in Decline in America — And How to Get it Back
Despite all the contention today, nearly everyone agrees that society is in a state of decline. The question is: Why? My own answer to that question is the slow, tortured death of reason. A rational culture, like a rational household, … Continue reading