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Debunking NPR’s Bizarre ‘In Defense of Looting’ Interview 0
- Culture
- September 1, 2020
Most listeners tune into NPR to catch up on the news on their commute home in the afternoon. But, increasingly, the state-run media outlet’s audience is instead being treated to far-left political arguments – sympathetically aired and left unchallenged. On August 27, the public radio station aired an interview with the author of the book In Defense
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Why the State Seeks to Abolish Both Tradition and History 2
- Culture
- September 1, 2020
In the opening monologue of the much-beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye the milkman compares life for the Jewish inhabitants of the village Anatevka to the balancing act required of a fiddler scratching out a tune on a rooftop. According to Tevya’s famous allegory, the people of Anatevka are able to keep their balance
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Just the Facts That We Refuse to Believe 0
- Politics
- September 1, 2020
“Just the facts, ma’am.” This saying is attributed to Police Sergeant Joe Friday on the popular television series “Dragnet,” though Friday actually said, “All we want are the facts, ma’am.” Friday and his partner made evidence and facts the center of their investigations before drawing conclusions. Today facts in our public square are as difficult to
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Beware of the ‘Fact Checkers’0
- Politics
- September 1, 2020
We live in an age in which information is far more accessible than ever before. However, so is misinformation. How can we sort out one from the other? Well, some people who call themselves “fact checkers” claim to have the answer. They say, “Trust us.” But all-too-often, they fail to get even basic facts correct.
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Professor Explains How He Trains Students in Civil Discourse 0
- Education
- September 1, 2020
It was getting late and the college student next to me let out a sigh. “I’ve got to get home,” she said. “I still have an assignment I need to complete tonight.” “Aww, really?” I asked as the event we were attending wrapped up. “I hope you don’t have to stay up too late!” “Nah,”
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America Will Reject Political Violence or Be Consumed By It 0
- History
- August 31, 2020
Standing before a dozen microphones in Wisconsin on Tuesday, Julia Jackson called for prayers and healing – not violence – following the shooting of her son, Jacob Blake. “If Jacob knew what was going on as far as that goes, the violence and destruction, he would be very unpleased,” Mrs. Jackson said. Blake, a 29-year-old
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