The Tide Is Turning Back To Biological Definitions Of Gender
In 2014 the Chicago Tribune retracted a defense of biological gender, today such defenses are becoming commonplace.
Yes, Jewish Lives Matter
Like those in every other mainstream newspaper, Zachary Evans’s article recycled many tropes about Chassidim. More concerning is National Review’s institutional response.
There’s No Such Thing As Free Trade With China As Long As It Cheats
After adding up the expensive externalities and the social cost, cheap stuff from China does not look as affordable as it does on the store shelf or the online cart.
What Good Is Cheaper Stuff If It Comes At The Expense Of Community?
Should we be so eager to destroy communities for Chinese counterfeits and cheap, often disposable, consumer goods? Perhaps a little less efficiency in capital allocation would not be so terrible, after all.
The Right’s Biggest Struggle Today Is Confronting What The Market Does To Communities
Conservatives know how to resist the bad ideas of the left. We are less sure how to restrain or mitigate the harm that markets and new technologies can do to social cohesion and communities.
Kevin Williamson Fires On Social Media Outrage And ‘Antidiscourse’
In the wake of losing a job over a social media tantrum, writer Kevin Williamson’s new book, ‘The Smallest Minority,’ sets its sights on outrage culture and the results are witty, caustic, and illuminating.
Kevin Williamson’s New Book Is A Call To Arms Against Mob Rule
In his latest book, ‘The Smallest Minority,’ writer Kevin Williamson came to bury mob rule—but he did not go far enough.
It’s Time For The Left To Deal With The Excesses Of The Trans Movement
For five years, the left has laughed off conservative concerns with the trans movement. That has to stop now that women are being forced to wax testicles.
From Occupy To AOC: The Rise Of The New Progressives, Part 2
In the years between Occupy Wall Street and Trump’s victory, the New Progressives made vast cultural gains and prepared to amass real power.
Atlantic Writer Tweets Trump Assassination Fantasy
Jemelle Hill’s tweet during the State of the Union implied that Rep. Ocasio-Cortez should participate in a conspiracy to assassinate President Trump.
Cowed Business Insider Yanks Article Arguing Scarlett Johansson Can Portray A Trans Man
Business Insider is the latest publication to retract a story that offended transgender advocates. What are the new rules, and who is making them?
When The Going Gets Rough, ‘Ideas And Persuasion’ Are All We’ve Got To Take Down The Left
An internecine debate about conservative support for Trump raises important questions about the role of the pundit and the purpose of debating ideas.
Podcast: The State Of Free Speech, Culture Wars, And Tolerance Of Ideas
Are we creating ridiculous standards of speech and thought such as “you can never say anything that the Internet dislikes”?
How Is The Culture War Fought?
Jonah Goldberg’s response is more evidence of the reordering of the coalitional hierarchy of priorities within the American right.
Joy Reid Saga Proves The Left Only Cares About Homophobia To Bludgeon The Right
Many on the Left do not care much whether Reid is being honest about her blog postings or what her true thoughts on LGBTQ issues are – but they cannot admit it publicly.
The Problem With Social Media Isn’t The Media, It’s The Social
The Internet was supposed to supercharge the spread of information, but social media is actually crippling our ability to process new ideas.
Abortion Is Murder, But That Doesn’t Mean We Must Execute Women
The pro-life movement is a movement of forgiveness and redemption. The goal is to empower women and be welcoming to all, regardless of what they’ve done in the past.
Firing Kevin Williamson Is Just the Beginning
When contrarian voices are elevated to publications once viewed as places where contending ideas shared space, organized online backlash is now inevitable.
The Seven Dumbest Defenses Of The Atlantic’s Decision To Fire Kevin Williamson
Despite having achieved their goal, progressives felt it necessary with a torrent of widely-varying but equally flimsy rationales in support of the firing.