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Antifa and Neo-Nazis: A Pox on Both Their Houses0
- Culture
- August 18, 2017
Since the chaos at Charlottesville, media of various sorts have been hammering away at the evil of white supremacy and neo-Nazis while barely mentioning the evil of Antifa. It is as if we are to believe that we have a binary choice: Will you line up with neo-Nazis or will you line up with Antifa?
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Why Do Arranged Marriages Actually Seem to Last?0
- August 17, 2017
It was a match made… in the Mall of America, of all places. Twenty years ago, I remember reading the story of David Weinlick and Elizabeth Runze in my local paper. They barely knew each other, but were married in a showcase wedding at the Mall of America. The groom, having long been harassed by
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True Heroes are Disappearing from Society. Why?0
- Culture
- August 17, 2017
As history buffs around the world will know, 2017 marks the one hundredth anniversary of U.S. entry into World War I. In recognition of this anniversary, my state’s history center is currently sponsoring an exhibit on the lead-up to the war, America’s part in it, and the aftermath. I had the fun of exploring this
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Tony Dungy Speaks Out on NFL Players Kneeling During National Anthem0
- Politics
- August 17, 2017
Tony Dungy was a guest on ESPN’s “Mike and Mike” on Thursday morning. During his visit, the NFL Hall of Fame football coach was asked about the recent practice of players kneeling during the national anthem as a form of social protest, which began last year with former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick,
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Slavery is Still With Us, and It’s More Widespread and Profitable than Ever0
- Culture
- August 17, 2017
A few years ago I went to a lecture by the Right Honourable The Baroness Cox, of Queensbury. She spoke about her charitable work in many of the most dangerous areas of the world and in particular about the redeeming of slaves in Sudan. What struck me at the time was her comment that not only
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Should Students Be on a First-Name Basis with Their Professors?0
- Education
- August 17, 2017
As the new school year quickly approaches, college freshmen will soon learn the proper way to address their new instructors. No longer are the go-to titles of “Mr.” and “Ms.” commonly used like they are for K-12 teachers; rather, “Professor,” “Doctor,” and first names are thrown in. The pertinent question today asks whether it’s okay
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Kentucky Mayor Issues Open Invitation to Racists Everywhere0
- Politics
- August 17, 2017
Okay, so the last time someone took down a Confederate monument, hundreds of racists showed up and precipitated a violent clash with anti-racist demonstrators, some of whom unwisely brought weapons themselves. The result was someone dying. So you’re the major of an arguably Southern town—Lexington, in my home state of Kentucky—and what do you do? You
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If You’re Going to Confront Fascists, Do it Jeffrey Tucker-Style (Video)0
- Culture
- August 17, 2017
If nothing else, the last week has taught the West how not to respond to white nationalism. The “Unite the Right” conference in Charlottesville touched off rounds of violence that culminated with a white supremacist, 20-year-old James Fields Jr., allegedly driving a car into a crowd and killing Heather Heyer, 32. Attorney General Jeff Sessions
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Five Ways the Charlottesville Marches Backfired0
- Culture
- August 17, 2017
It’s a rule of social and political movements that they cannot fully control the outcome of their efforts. Actions cause reactions, many of them unanticipated and certainly unintended. This is because no group, no matter how powerful, can control the human minds of others not part of their cause. This is why so many movements
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