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  • Tweets of Washington Journalists Betray ‘Groupthink,’ Study Finds

    Tweets of Washington Journalists Betray ‘Groupthink,’ Study Finds0

    Washington journalists’ tweets and interactions on Twitter show that those delivering news on government and politics to most Americans live in “more insular microbubbles than previously thought,” according to a new study. These journalists display a “vulnerability to groupthink and blind spots,” the study says. The study, by journalism professors Nikki Usher and Yee Man Margaret

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  • Reparations: Truly Helpful or a Quest for Power?

    Reparations: Truly Helpful or a Quest for Power?0

    In 2000, Rolling Stone Magazine called Asheville, North Carolina, “America’s new freak capital.”  Today that reputation remains solidly intact. Asheville is the East Coast version of Portland, Oregon, a solidly Blue City where many of the residents are young, pierced, and tattooed, where tourists snap photos of dancers at the Friday Night Drum Circle like

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  • Reopening Schools: What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong and Homeschoolers Get Right

    Reopening Schools: What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong and Homeschoolers Get Right0

    While the pandemic itself is generating much uncertainty, the battle over back-to-school is causing downright whiplash.  Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that schools work to reopen for in-person learning this fall. The physician group stated that it “strongly advocates that all policy considerations for the coming school year should start with

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  • Innocuous Names Shield Groups From Criticism

    Innocuous Names Shield Groups From Criticism0

    During a recent conversation, a friend of mine hit upon something which, while instinctively knowing it, I had never heard verbalized. To paraphrase his observation, “All the progressive groups intentionally pick a name you can’t argue against without being labeled a bad person.” In essence, a basic pre-requisite for a successful progressive organization seems to

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  • Finding COVID-19’s True Fatality Rate

    Finding COVID-19’s True Fatality Rate0

    Early reports from January painted a grim picture about just how deadly the coronavirus was. Initially, the World Health Organization estimated that the percentage of infected individuals who die from COVID-19 was 3.4 percent. That statistic is called the infection fatality rate (IFR) – or colloquially, the death rate – and means that for every

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  • The Shirking Pandemic: How Politicians Pass the Buck

    The Shirking Pandemic: How Politicians Pass the Buck0

    An elderly couple in my home state of North Carolina, married for over fifty years, has been forcibly separated by their nursing home for three months. The husband, now despondent, says he doesn’t want to live anymore if he can’t be with his bride. When pressed about this inhumane policy by a North Carolina legislator

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  • Missing in Action: Leaders in a Time of Crisis

    Missing in Action: Leaders in a Time of Crisis1

    Where are our leaders in this time of crisis? Whether from fear or sympathy, some of our mayors and governors have recently allowed rioters to destroy cities, topple statues, and break the law without fear of repercussions. These public officials are supposed to protect all of their constituents, and public safety and protection of private

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  • Media Jihad Against Sweden’s COVID-19 Approach Ignores Key Facts

    Media Jihad Against Sweden’s COVID-19 Approach Ignores Key Facts0

    As soon as it became clear that the Swedish state had no plans to implement harsh lockdowns, global media organizations like The New York Times have implemented what can only be described as an ideological jihad against Sweden. For many weeks, there has been an incessant drumbeat of articles with titles touting the “the failure

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  • Bari Weiss Cancels the NYT, Avoiding the PC Guillotine

    Bari Weiss Cancels the NYT, Avoiding the PC Guillotine0

    Cancel culture has claimed another scalp. Only this time, things are a little different. Bari Weiss, an editor for The New York Times, has announced her resignation from the famed newspaper. Contrary to what usually happens in these situations, Weiss is not being forced out due to an ill-stated Tweet or a passing comment perceived

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