Recent weeks have been filled with clashes between police and protesters, raging rioters and fleeing law enforcement. Since a policeman’s role in the George Floyd incident lit the match of chaos, the cry of “defund the police” has been an easy one for protesters to latch onto. I have to wonder about the psychological impact
READ MOREOne of the most oft-cited and criticized goals of the Black Lives Matter organization is its stated desire to abolish the family as we know it. Specifically, BLM’s official website states: “We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and ‘villages’ that collectively care for one another, especially
READ MOREWhat did they expect? In January, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, announced they would “step back” from their work as senior members of the royal family. They cited tabloid intrusion as one of the major factors driving their decision. They seemed to be desperate for privacy. Prince Harry gave a speech in
READ MOREWere the Founding Fathers heroes or villains? While this dichotomy perhaps oversimplifies our attitude toward the founding generation, one would imagine that most Americans think that their country’s origin is fundamentally good. Few political movements in the history of the United States have truly distanced themselves from the founding. Many have tried to twist and
READ MOREAs Americans, we are accustomed to a variety of contemporary migration patterns. Business owners in blue states often sell their businesses and then retire to Florida’s more friendly tax environment. For those blue state business owners who are tired of high taxes, but still have a desire to keep growing and flourishing, they often move
READ MOREMargaret Sanger (1879-1966) was the founder of Planned Parenthood, the largest provider of abortion services in the U.S. and the political flagship of the pro-choice movement there. She was also a fervent eugenicist – and in the era of Black Lives Matter progressives have eugenics in the cross-hairs. Sanger’s views on “racial hygiene” are beyond
READ MOREIt is unlikely that pundits, politicians, and the general public have ever been so obsessed with numbers as they are right now. I speak, of course, of the numbers surrounding deaths and illnesses attributed to COVID-19. For months now, every new day has brought new headlines about total COVID-19 infections, total deaths, and estimates put
READ MOREBaseball is back. Yesterday, the Yankees beat the Nationals in D.C. yesterday with “do as I say, not as I do” exemplar Dr. Anthony Fauci throwing an embarrassing first pitch). Meanwhile, the Dodgers beat the Giants in Los Angeles, where one brave relief pitcher took a stand against the Black Lives Matter political movement otherwise sweeping through professional
READ MOREEditor’s note: The future of the office has become an open question after the coronavirus lockdown forced tens of millions of Americans to work from home. Will office workers flock back to their cubicles and water coolers when the pandemic ends? Or will employees want to hold on to their newfound freedom and flexibility, while
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