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  • Derek Chauvin: The Great White Defendant

    Derek Chauvin: The Great White Defendant0

    In the brilliant novel “The Bonfire of the Vanities,” author Tom Wolfe describes what he calls the intense media interest in covering “The Great White Defendant.” A review of “Bonfire” explains: The overarching theme of the book is the search for the great white defendant. The vast majority of defendants in New York City are

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  • Andrew Yang is Social Justice’s Latest Target

    Andrew Yang is Social Justice’s Latest Target0

    Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang continues to lead the way in multiple polls attempting to parse out a packed race for the New York City mayoralty. If elected, Yang will become the first Asian American mayor of New York City, and only the second minority of any description to hold the office, following David

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  • Why Republicans Struggle to Gain the Black Vote

    Why Republicans Struggle to Gain the Black Vote0

    Acts of contrition can never endear the Republican Party to black Americans. Republicans have assumed the opposite for decades, thinking that blacks will reward them with support for their energetic pandering. What Republicans fail to realize is that black people view voting as an expression of group solidarity. This solidarity is crucial to the identity of

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  • The Rise of Woke Capitalism

    The Rise of Woke Capitalism1

    A new creature has appeared on our political landscape—woke capitalism. It is not the usual, perfectly rational, corporate politicking where businesses hire lobbyists or run PR campaigns to help boost their bottom lines. Here clout is mobilized to advance policies that have absolutely nothing to do with either generating profit or enhancing a company’s “good

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  • Five Ways to Avoid the ‘Planned Mediocrity’ in Schools

    Five Ways to Avoid the ‘Planned Mediocrity’ in Schools0

    It’s been one short year since parents suddenly found themselves the chief overseers of their children’s education due to the pandemic. “Short” isn’t the word to describe it, I can almost hear many parents retort, relief in their voices as they realize that soon they will be off the hook, for the responsibility of their child’s education will

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  • Astroturfing COVID Agitprop

    Astroturfing COVID Agitprop0

    Attention, parents: If your children are online, they are being bombarded by an inescapable public relations campaign by all the Bigs—Big Pharma, Big Government and Big Tech—to brainwash them about the COVID vaccine. While children under 18 remain at the lowest risk of COVID-19, peer pressure to get the experimental jabs is enormous. That groupthink

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  • Who Will Be the Next ‘America First’ President?

    Who Will Be the Next ‘America First’ President?0

    When President Joe Biden announced he would withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of 9/11, GOP hawks like Sens. Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham responded predictably. “Grave mistake,” muttered McConnell. “Insane,” said Graham, “dumber than dirt and… dangerous.” Of more interest were the responses of conservative Republicans who commended the president.

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  • Raising a Strong Family Requires a Strong Vision

    Raising a Strong Family Requires a Strong Vision0

    In an article published by the Institute for Family Studies, family physician Leonard Sax makes the interesting observation that children of immigrants are excelling in academic pursuits. Sax cites recent Scripps Spelling Bee champions and other high profile competition winners as evidence, noting that in “one study, 33 out of 40 finalists in a recent Science

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  • Courage in the Face of Tyranny

    Courage in the Face of Tyranny0

    A Man For All Seasons is a film for our time. In this classic period drama, Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield), a brilliant writer and intellectual and former Lord Chancellor of England, refuses to approve Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn, rejects his decision to break with Rome, and recognize the king as the Supreme Head

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