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  • Our Database of Police Officers Who Shoot Citizens Reveals Who’s Most Likely to Shoot

    Our Database of Police Officers Who Shoot Citizens Reveals Who’s Most Likely to Shoot0

    In the debate over fatal police shootings of minority citizens, one theme is persistent: White officers, rather than nonwhite officers, are primarily responsible for black Americans being shot by the police. For example, look to Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s handling of the recent shooting of black resident Eric Logan in his hometown of South

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  • Our Culture’s Love Affair With Self-Delusion

    Our Culture’s Love Affair With Self-Delusion0

    What better example of the Zeitgeist of transgenderism can there be than Florence Foster Jenkins, starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant? So powerful a theme is it that the French have released what is very nearly the same movie but, bien sûr en français, Marguerite. Both of them have been rapturously received by the critics.

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  • Our Culture of Narcissism Fosters Misery. Here’s Why.

    Our Culture of Narcissism Fosters Misery. Here’s Why.2

    “You be you.” “Follow your heart.” “Pursue your dreams.” “Be yourself.” Such are the individualistic mantras of the 21st century, which continually call us to look inward for our “true selves” and lasting happiness. Historian and social critic Christopher Lasch called this a culture of narcissism. But does happiness truly come from within? Thaddeus Williams

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  • Our Culture Is Wrecking Our Country

    Our Culture Is Wrecking Our Country3

    America is racist. This lesson is drummed into us through our schools and the mainstream media. A century ago, much of the racism in America was aimed at blacks. Bigots condemned them as shiftless, lazy, and violent. These days, many on the left now target whites as evil, greedy, and privileged. Both viewpoints are nakedly

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  • Our Culture is Dead

    Our Culture is Dead0

    A new book is coming out this month bearing the arresting title Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture.  It is by Anthony Esolen, a professor of English at Providence College and a prominent cultural commentator. Esolen argues that what we used to think of as American culture has been utterly destroyed (principally by Marxist

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  • Our Culture Degrades Women by Trying to Make Them Men

    Our Culture Degrades Women by Trying to Make Them Men0

    In preparation for the 2017 International Women’s Day, the UN Secretary-General dutifully declared his devotion to women’s rights and equality, saying: “Women’s rights are human rights. … Empowering women and girls is the only way to protect their rights and make sure they can realize their full potential.” Undoubtedly, the Secretary-General is well-meaning and sincerely

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