The national debt is $20 trillion and counting. Medicare and Social Security are going bankrupt. ISIS is at our doorstep, the federal government threatens to confiscate guns from peaceful gun owners, and health care is being ruined by socialized medicine. … Continue reading
Category: Society & Culture
Affirmative Action/”Diversity” Policies Not Mentally Healthy, Say Researchers
It seems that being told you’re worthwhile primarily for your race, your gender or your sexual orientation is not good for your mental health, and it’s not good for social and interpersonal relationships. And psychological researchers are starting to say … Continue reading
Why the P.C. Establishment Is So Happy Over London’s New Muslim Mayor
Anxious to visit London? Or maybe move there? You should be excited. London has elected it first Muslim mayor. Hooray! The politically correct are beside themselves with glee. New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio reportedly was the first to … Continue reading
Protectionism No Better than Socialism
New research suggests China’s economic future may not be bright because of the country’s aging population and its low fertility rates. China’s problem is not the aging of the population. A free market could handle that. So could political freedom, … Continue reading
“Reason” is Now an Obscene Word at College Campuses
I don’t generally agree with former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. But on the issue of ridiculous “safe spaces” and “microaggression” at today’s universities, he got it almost exactly right. Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave the commencement … Continue reading
On the Decline of Civility in America
Even without statistics, most will agree that civility is in decline, particularly in politics and government. Here are some statistics to add life to the claim: Likely voters also see negative consequences of uncivil behavior: 79% say incivility in government … Continue reading
Have We Failed Our Veterans?
The suicide rate for the 1,200 Marines who deployed together — most now out of the military — is nearly four times as high as for young male veterans as a whole and 14 times as high as that for … Continue reading
It’s So EASY Being a Progressive
Hundreds of employees at the University of California at Berkeley are getting schooled in basic economics, as the $15 minimum wage just cost them their jobs. Too bad liberal elites “fighting for $15” don’t get it. A week after California … Continue reading
Bathrooms, North Carolina and the Forgotten Principle of Private Property
John Kasich says he wouldn’t have signed North Carolina’s so-called bathroom bill shielding businesses from anti-gay lawsuits and requiring transgender people to use restrooms corresponding to the sex on their birth certificates. In an interview aired on CBS News’ “Face … Continue reading
Black Lives Matter and the New American Outrage Society
While campaigning for his wife Hillary in Philadelphia on Thursday, Bill Clinton implored the Black Lives Matter movement to “tell the truth” by admitting that they defend people who kill other black people. The former president’s speech was being interrupted … Continue reading
“Academic Freedom” Is Not What Most Claim It Is
Conservative professor John McAdams is under threat of termination from liberal university president Michael Lovell of the Jesuit-run Marquette University. McAdams is not taking the threat lightly and has fired off a blistering letter to his boss. In the lengthy … Continue reading
Asad Shah’s Brutal Murder: A Metaphor for American Foreign Policy
The horrific murder of Asad Shah, a peaceful Ahmadi Muslim shopkeeper living in Glasgow, has been celebrated online by Muslims who believe his brand of Islam is “false” and “heretical”. Previous online postings have also emerged attacking Mr. Shah and … Continue reading