Blog 3 Columns

Dystopia Has Arrived in America. But Its Horrors Are Covered in a Cosmetic Veneer 1
- Culture
- May 22, 2018
Having just re-read C.S. Lewis’ That Hideous Strength, it strikes me once again that it belongs on the shelf with the other classic dystopian novels, Brave New World and 1984. Lewis captures all the classic dystopian elements of the totalitarian threat, and he rightly identifies the atheistic scientism and utilitarianism lying beneath all utopian ideologies.
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‘Gumball’ Clip Brilliantly Reveals the Hollowness of Social Justice ‘Tolerance’1
- Entertainment
- May 22, 2018
Few would disagree with the assertion that genuine tolerance is a virtue. As University of Texas professor and ethics expert J. Budziszewski states, “To tolerate something is to put up with it even though we might be tempted to suppress it.” What many are increasingly noticing, however, is that tolerance is often practiced in a
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Why the Millennials are Socialists 0
- Culture
- May 21, 2018
By now you’ve most likely seen the polls reporting that roughly half of Millennials have a favorable view of Socialism and you’re probably wondering how in the world that is possible. Didn’t America win the Cold War? Well, yes, we did win the Cold War, but we’re losing the culture war. As I was discussing
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Victor Davis Hanson: The True Threat to America’s Civil Liberties Is It’s Law-Breaking Intelligence Apparatus 0
- May 21, 2018
This is the way the world endsNot with a bang but a whimper. ? T.S. Eliot One strange trait of the die hard NeverTrump Republicans and progressives is their charge that Donald Trump poses an existential threat to democracy. Trump, as is his wont, says a lot of outrageous and weird things.
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The Real Show Stealer at the Royal Wedding Wasn’t the American Preacher 0
- Culture
- May 21, 2018
Until a few hours before Saturday’s Royal Wedding (and don’t pretend you do not know which royals I am talking about) my attitude was roughly the same as this staunch Brit’s – that is, I couldn’t have cared less. But as the momentous hour drew near and I was still not asleep in my antipodean bed, I
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Identity Politics Is Now Undermining Science 0
- Science
- May 21, 2018
The prestige of science in our culture is well-earned. That scientists discover truths (or at least serviceable approximations to truths) is undeniable. The evidence for that is how successfully scientific findings have been applied for centuries as technology, which has improved life greatly for countless people. Sound science depends on methodologies that are
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Boys are Growing Frustrated by Living in a Feminized Society… and That’s Showing Up in Their Friends 1
- Culture
- May 21, 2018
I burst out laughing the other day while reading a friend’s Facebook status. He explained that he and his two grade school sons were watching Anne of Green Gables when they came to the part where Anne and Diana have a conversation while standing on a cliff overlooking the sea. The youngest son suddenly blurted
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Why It’s Time to Stop Mocking Sex Education that Teaches ‘Just Say No’0
- Culture
- May 18, 2018
Sometime in the not too distant past a high school girl posted the following plea on a Viacom platform called A Thin Line, whose purpose was to get teenagers to share their digital dramas: ok this one guy my so called best friend keeps pressuring me to send him a nude picture when ever i can.
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The Intellectual Absurdity of Championing Diversity While Condemning ‘Cultural Appropriation’1
- Culture
- May 18, 2018
Frequent CD commenter Morganovich shared some comments by email yesterday, which inspired the Venn diagram above. With permission, I’ve taken the liberty of expanding Morganovich’s commentary supplemented with some of my own comments but giving him full credit for the main thrust and most of the text below. Here’s Morganovich: I had a moment of
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Dystopia Has Arrived in America. But Its Horrors Are Covered in a Cosmetic Veneer 1