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  • Dissent Drives the Advancement of Society

    Dissent Drives the Advancement of Society0

    Tolerance is the virtue of the 21st century. Because of this, we’ve seen a new clamor regarding certain opinions viewed as intolerable in America’s political discourse. What makes for a tolerable opinion? That’s hard to say. Yet the arbitrary standards are quickly enacted by certain gatekeepers as soon as someone expresses an opinion deemed too uncouth for our

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  • DISRESPECT: Public Schools Got It

    DISRESPECT: Public Schools Got It1

    Some of us may remember the Helen Lovejoy character in The Simpsons, who would appear any time some catastrophe befell the town and plaintively wail, “Won’t someone please think of the children?!” The joke here, of course, is that as long as you do something in the name of helping children, it must be right, and you

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  • Disrespect for National Anthem Damages NFL as Unifying American Passion

    Disrespect for National Anthem Damages NFL as Unifying American Passion0

    In a world in which politics now seeps into everything, the degrading state of the NFL has become a perfect example of how our national consensus has frayed. Undoubtedly, the launch of this year’s NFL season came with some positive displays of patriotism. The Cleveland Browns ran onto the field with first responders and military

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  • Dispelling the Fiction of “Book Bans”

    Dispelling the Fiction of “Book Bans”2

    “What we’re seeing here is a resurgence of widespread censorship in America,” Nadine Farid Johnson recently told The Wall Street Journal. Johnson is the Washington director of PEN America and co-author of its report claiming to identify 2,532 books banned in public schools during the 2021-2022 school year. PEN America advocates on behalf of poets, essayists,

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  • Disney’s Journey Toward the Dark Side Is Complete

    Disney’s Journey Toward the Dark Side Is Complete1

    Note: Spoilers ahead for those who haven’t seen “The Rise of Skywalker” When Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012, they quickly made their intentions for the universe as a whole very clear. A new Star Wars film every two to three years and further adventures into television as well. Great news right? Then a monumental change came in

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  • Disney’s Death Grip, Mickey Mouse, and Public Domain

    Disney’s Death Grip, Mickey Mouse, and Public Domain2

    Mickey Mouse might be the most valuable fictional character ever created. He’s in countless shorts, features, shows, and comics, and he is the face of one of the world’s biggest entertainment empires: Disney. The company and the mouse are effectively synonymous, with the fictional rodent serving as an instantly recognizable symbol across the world. Thus,

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