I’m sure by most standards I don’t get hate mail often, but I get my fair share. There’s always someone desperate to be triggered by something I’ve written about. But, perhaps more than any other issue, the transgender issue—the belief that one can change gender by simply identifying as the opposite sex as their biology—is
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In a very different time — yet in similar economic straits — then-presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke of the “forgotten man,” the American left behind by seismic trends and sweeping changes beyond his control. “These unhappy times call for the building of plans that rest upon the forgotten, the unorganized but the indispensable units
[embedded content] Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley has just published Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell, the definitive account of the life of Hoover senior fellow Thomas Sowell. In this wide-ranging interview, Peter Robinson and Riley discuss the events and people that helped Sowell become one of the most important American voices on cultural,
Project Veritas may have just exposed Facebook — again. This time, Project Veritas Founder James O’Keefe alleged that Facebook documents detailed an algorithm test that targeted users concerned about COVID-19 vaccinations. Project Veritas purportedly received documents detailing an algorithm beta test for “Vaccine Hesitancy Comment Demotion,” leaked by two Facebook insiders. “Even if the facts
Bear Down, Arizona It took some time (I’m terrible at booking guests — I need an assistant) but I’m excited to finally welcome my Townhall colleague and fellow University of Arizona Wildcat Katie Pavlich to the Kabana podcast. Katie is a rarity: she’s been working in the Swamp for a long time but hasn’t let
Since the end of World War II, many political candidates from across the world, but particularly here in the US, attempt to solidify positions or attack their opponents by using references of Jewish persecution under Nazi Germany and the atrocities brought on by the racial genocide and under the Holocaust. Democrats and Republicans alike are
The Burbo Bank offshore wind farm near New Brighton, England, October 6, 2020. (Phil Noble/Reuters) In a last desperate, if unnecessary, effort to ensure that she would be remembered as one of Britain’s worst prime ministers, Theresa May ensured that the U.K. would be obliged by law to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, a
The Biden administration took Americans on the right by surprise. In the opening weeks of the new administration, very few expected to see the sudden, massive influx of illegal migrants and drugs through open and unsecured borders, the deliberate suspension of the rule of law in the nation’s largest cities, the demonization of the police,
New disclosures with the Department of Justice revealed plainly what many have suspected. The liberal media are completely in the tank for communist Chinese propaganda. The Washington Free Beacon revealed that the Chinese Communist Party-controlled China Daily “paid more than $1.6 million for advertising campaigns” in a wide variety of U.S. outlets. The list of
It’s been simmering for a few years now, maybe longer. Way back when, before I was even born, the Beatles lampooned the wokes in “Revolution” — “If you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao, you ain’t gonna make it with anyone anyhow.” “Revolution” was a culturally conservative response to the drive at that time to
President Joe Biden will reportedly name Tom Nides, a former State Department official, as the American ambassador to Israel, according to the Associated Press. The AP noted that filling the vacant position became a top priority following the eruption of violence between Israel and Hamas. The days-long conflict was the worst since 2014, and resulted
( cyril martin/Getty Images) In 1993, my first ever anti-euthanasia column warned in Newsweek that once euthanasia became accepted widely, it would be followed by organ harvesting “as a plum to society.” By now, you know how that story goes. I was accused of alarmism, slippery-slope advocacy, conspiracy theories, etc., etc. And, as these kind
According to the IRS, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations are prohibited from engaging in “voter education or registration activities with evidence of bias that … have the effect of favoring a candidate or group of candidates.” But for many years 501(c)(3) voter engagement programs have been violating the spirit of this law (if not also the letter)
Along with its ongoing ethical problems, a deceptive marketing campaign, and a continued hatred for non-liberal voices, it’s been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year for the Jeffrey Zucker-led CNN. And as per the latest Nielsen ratings, CNN has continued to hemorrhage viewers with primetime and entire day total viewership down over 70
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Both the FBI and Capitol Hill police are now investigating a “suspicious package” reported to have been delivered Monday to the home of Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.). In addition to an unidentified white powder that is undergoing screening for harmful substances, the package contained a doctored image of the senator in a full-body cast with
Kristen Clarke, President Biden’s nominee to be assistant attorney general for the civil rights division, speaks in Wilmington, Del., January 7, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) The Senate voted 51–48 on Tuesday to confirm Kristen Clarke as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. All 50 Senate Democrats and Maine Republican Susan
Chris Rock, popular left-wing Hollywood celebrity, has become the latest addition to the list of those condemning cancel culture. Sarah Silverman, Bryan Cranston, Bill Burr and Sharon Stone have also spoken out about the dangers of silencing opposing views. Maybe leftists are finally waking up to the reality that no one is safe from the
Shortly after President Joe Biden’s 100th day in office, we are seeing what could be considered the logical conclusion of years of the Democrat Party winking at street violence and coddling outspoken anti-Semites in their caucus. Add the push for Critical Race Theory, which is based less on race than it is on hatred of
A city in Southwest Ohio will most likely declare itself a “sanctuary city for the unborn” and outlaw abortion within municipal limits Tuesday evening, multiple pro-life organizations said. Lebanon’s ordinance is sponsored by six out of seven members of the city’s council, including its mayor, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer, and if passed, the ordinance
Tourists view the Hollywood sign from Hollywood Boulevard. (Mike Blake/Reuters) Responding to the news that Fast & Furious 9 actor John Cena apologized in Mandarin for ‘accidentally’ calling Taiwan a country, Dylan Matthews of Vox tweeted the following: China apologists are always warning about a new Cold War but one difference is that in the
New York Times Patrick Healy, a former political reporter now the paper’s deputy Opinion editor, issued a strange piece as part of a special section on George Floyd on the anniversary of his death: “How Conservatives Think About George Floyd’s Death and BLM.” Healy found another reason to lecture conservatives about how wrong they are about
Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo finally approved the CDC’s new guidelines, letting New York residents go maskless in most situations if they’re vaccinated. As a vaccinated New York resident, I was thrilled and immediately went to do some shopping to test it out. Since then, I’ve gone maskless in public a number of
More than two dozen business groups have formed a coalition to fight future tax hikes proposed by Democrats and President Joe Biden, CNBC reported. The coalition, titled “America’s Job Creators for a Strong Recovery,” is made up of 28 organizations that argue additional tax increases will punish those that create jobs and, therefore, hurt the
Chelsea Mitchell, one of the young female athletes challenging Connecticut’s transgender sports policies, has written a courageous piece for USA Today. Mitchell is objectively one of the fastest female high-school athletes in the state, but when young men are allowed to compete against her, she doesn’t stand much of a chance. Not only does this
New study shows liberals spend more than conservatives on political nonprofits by nearly a four to one margin. Conventional wisdom tells us that conservatives, traditionally the partners of big money corporate donors and shadowy dark money funds, still have vast sources of wealth they use to fund their politicians and think tank networks. Liberals, by
After being fired by CNN over the weekend for making admittedly clumsy remarks about Native Americans and the founding of the United States, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum appeared with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity Monday night to discuss what happened. And according to Santorum, he had talked with liberals at CNN who were “concerned”
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Democratic lawmakers caught violating their own COVID-19 restrictions have attempted to explain away their actions in public apologies. Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer apologized Sunday after she was caught dining maskless indoors with a dozen people, violating her own COVID-19 restrictions, saying, “we didn’t stop to think about it.” Democratic Chicago, Illinois, Mayor Lori Lightfoot
(DONGSEON_KIM/Getty Images) Simon Romero has a front-page story under the web headline, “Texas Pushes to Obscure the State’s History of Slavery and Racism.” Subhed: “Texas is awash in bills aimed at fending off critical examinations of the state’s past.” (The print edition carried the headline, “A Push in Texas To Polish Stains Of Race History.”)