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  • The Environmentalist’s Dream Came True With COVID

    The Environmentalist’s Dream Came True With COVID0

    Have you recently heard anything about the major existential threat to our lives? I don’t mean the exaggerated virality of the virus currently wreaking havoc with our globalized societies, but the endlessly dangerous impact of climate change? Of rising sea levels and volatile weather leading to crop failures and mass starvation and collapse of precious

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  • Self-Flagellation Is Not the Right Response to White Privilege

    Self-Flagellation Is Not the Right Response to White Privilege0

    Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of the social media platform Reddit, was loudly acclaimed when he recently announced his decision to resign from the Reddit board. The resignation was not made because of a moral scandal, or a need to spend more time with his family. Instead, Ohanian made the choice because of the color of his

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  • Our Country Needs Good Dads

    Our Country Needs Good Dads0

    First, let’s separate some folks into the good, the bad, and the ugly. Many of the peaceful protesters rallying in memory of George Floyd are wearing the white hats. With their signs, their chants, and their prayers, they honor the man and seek reform. The bad have used this tragedy as an occasion for smashing

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  • Experts Examine Possible Link Between Asperger’s and Gender Dysphoria

    Experts Examine Possible Link Between Asperger’s and Gender Dysphoria1

    Increasingly, anecdotal reports and research are linking gender dysphoria with Asperger’s syndrome. The Australian recently featured a leading expert who wants an inquiry into the disproportionate number of teenagers with autism in gender clinics. Professor Tony Attwood, a psychologist and author of a number of books on autism, is not opposed to gender change as

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  • Confronting Police Abuse Requires Shifting Power From Police Unions

    Confronting Police Abuse Requires Shifting Power From Police Unions0

    By and large, police officers are heroes who put their lives on the line to protect the communities in which they live and serve. How then should we react to cases of police misconduct and brutality when they come to light? Confronting this requires what Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey referred to as “this one, nearly

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  • The Censorship of COVID-19 Data Around the World

    The Censorship of COVID-19 Data Around the World0

    Times of crisis always bring out the best and worst of human nature. The COVID-19 pandemic is no different. Communities around the world are rallying together to support vulnerable people, and healthcare workers are putting their health (and even their lives) at risk to fight the virus. On the other hand, many governments are using

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  • Progressives Eating Their Own

    Progressives Eating Their Own0

    For years now, Asheville, North Carolina has prided itself on its liberalism, its tolerance, and its disdain for traditional values. Known as “the San Francisco of the East,” Asheville has a multitude of groups and individuals promoting causes such as feminism and gay rights. I lived in Downtown Asheville between 2006 and 2016. I enjoyed

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  • Police Encounters and Race

    Police Encounters and Race0

    “Son, you are going to jail,” the policeman told the terrified young man he had just stopped on a Virginia highway during a snowstorm. He put the young man, who was scared speechless, in the back seat of the police car, and accused the young man of damaging a guard rail on Route 29 with

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  • Examining Archbishop Viganò’s Open Letter to President Trump

    Examining Archbishop Viganò’s Open Letter to President Trump0

    Editor’s Note: His Excellency Carlo Maria Viganò is the Titular Archbishop of Ulpiana. He reached mandatory retirement in 2016 at age 75, completing his service as both the Secretary General of the Governate of the Vatican City State (2009-2011) and the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States (2011-2016). Archbishop Viganò has been outspoken on political

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