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‘Cancel Culture’ Claims Hagia Sophia 0
- Culture
- July 15, 2020
The latest outbreak of “cancel culture” overshadows debates over President Trump’s Twitter feed and defacing statues of Confederate generals. Turkey’s President Erdogan has turned the biggest tourist attraction in Turkey from a museum into a mosque. This is not just any museum; nor will it be just any mosque. It began in 537 as the
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Bari Weiss Cancels the NYT, Avoiding the PC Guillotine 0
- Culture
- July 15, 2020
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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Missing in Action: Leaders in a Time of Crisis 1
- Culture
- July 15, 2020
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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Pushing the COVID-19 Panic Narrative 0
- Politics
- July 14, 2020
Many Americans remain terrified of COVID-19. The narrative of panic advanced by much of the news media fuels that feeling. In recent days, the focus has been on skyrocketing numbers of people testing positive for the coronavirus. But there are very promising signs that the virus is burning itself out. After spiking earlier this year,
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Six Everyday Ways to Raise Intellectually Curious Children 0
- Education
- July 14, 2020
Homeschooling is now mainstream. If recent reports are any indication, it isn’t going to fade into the background anytime soon. Having homeschooling forced upon them for several months, many parents have found they love it, while others find they can’t wait for schools to relieve them in caring for their children for six or more hours
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Why Some Revolutions Fail 0
- Culture
- July 14, 2020
Soon after the start of the French Revolution on July 14, 1789, the English statesman Edmund Burke saw storm clouds on the horizon. Under the banner of “liberty, equality, and fraternity,” the French revolutionaries not only attacked the dreaded Bastille prison in Paris. They assaulted the most important historic institutions in France: the monarchy, the
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