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  • Cleopatra Was No More Egyptian Than Gal Gadot Is

    Cleopatra Was No More Egyptian Than Gal Gadot Is0

    Israeli actress Gal Gadot has been the subject of some racially-charged criticism after it was revealed that she will portray Egyptian Queen Cleopatra in an upcoming film. As journalist Sameera Khan put it, “Shame on you, Gal Gadot. Your country steals Arab land & you’re stealing their movie roles… smh.” This Cleopatra VII may have been Queen of

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  • Classical High School Students Say This Attribute Defines the West

    Classical High School Students Say This Attribute Defines the West0

    Josh Herring teaches history at a secular, classical academy – but as with all teachers, sometimes he learns valuable lessons from his students. As high school students at the Thales Academy progress from studying ancient cultures to modernity, they invariably tell him they are struck by one principle that sets the Judeo-Christian West apart from previous civilizations.

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  • Class Struggle and the End of Identity Politics

    Class Struggle and the End of Identity Politics0

    As the Democratic party in the United States gears up for the 2020 presidential campaign, and a host of candidates announce their entry into the fray, some have observed a (class?) struggle between what might be called the Old Left (the sort of democratic socialism associated with Bernie Sanders) and the New Left (the identity

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  • Class and Race Are Never an Excuse to Gloat Over State Atrocities

    Class and Race Are Never an Excuse to Gloat Over State Atrocities0

    Even with all the news of terrorism around the world, there is something especially chilling and horrifying about the case of 22-year-old Otto Warmbier. Hearing the news of his death wounded me, and, I admit, more so than the usual litany of suffering around the world. If there is anything redeeming to come of this,

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  • Clarence Thomas Signals Willingness to Overturn Obergefell v. Hodges

    Clarence Thomas Signals Willingness to Overturn Obergefell v. Hodges0

    Much attention has been devoted to the potential role a Justice Amy Coney Barrett might play in overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the nationwide legalization of abortion. Now current Justice Clarence Thomas is also raising the possibility of overturning Obergefell v. Hodges and returning the legalization of gay marriage to the states. The Supreme Court was unanimous in its decision not to

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  • Claremont McKenna College Says Students Who Disrupted Heather Mac Donald Speech May Face Repercussions

    Claremont McKenna College Says Students Who Disrupted Heather Mac Donald Speech May Face Repercussions0

    Claremont McKenna College officials have announced possible repercussions for students who protested a conservative speaker’s speech last week. Protesters successfully blocked students and professors from entering an on-campus building to hear Heather Mac Donald’s pro-police speech, as reported by The Daily Signal last Friday. Mac Donald is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think

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