Culture

Italian Soccer Champs Are a Triumph of Manly Nationhood 0
- Culture
- July 12, 2021
There are at least three reasons why I rejoiced, together with some sixty million Italians spread all over the world, at their soccer team’s victory over England in the 2020 European Championship finals. First and foremost, the winning Italian team was almost entirely composed of those who are Italian by blood and heritage: here they
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Conservative Media Needs to Stop Taking Their Opponents’ Side 0
- Culture
- July 9, 2021
Members of the establishment conservative media are wimps when it comes to responding to the left’s accusations about white American “systemic racism.” Whether it’s refusing to stand for the national anthem at sports events, substituting the Black National Anthem for the Star-Spangled Banner on PBS, announcing fireworks shows on Independence Day are a “racist” activity,
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Transgenderism is the Latest Woke Insult to Sports Fans 0
- Culture
- July 8, 2021
The effort to make sports unwatchable for most fans continues at light-speed. What started as a handful of radical NFL players kneeling during the national anthem transformed in the blink of an eye into an organized NFL-wide ceremonial genuflection to BLM. The woke virus quickly infected the NBA, too. Only the threat of revenue loss
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‘Lookism’ Is the Newest Form of Bigotry 0
- Culture
- July 7, 2021
Don’t look now, but “lookism” may be the next politically incorrect thing you are guilty of. The latest installment of our nation’s utopian quest, “lookism” is defined as “the discriminatory treatment of people who are considered physically unattractive.” To be sure, beauty is always culturally defined, and hard to quantify precisely, but in today’s America
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Jules Verne and the Loss of American Heroism 0
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- July 7, 2021
In the late 19th century, adventure and science fiction writer Jules Verne repeatedly praised Americans’ ingenuity, inventiveness, and strong work ethic. Both in the crafting of his characters and his descriptions of Americans generally, the French author exhibited a remarkable appreciation for this people’s attitudes and contributions to the world, sometimes to extremes. Take, for
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The Meaning of Juneteenth 0
- Culture
- July 6, 2021
Another holiday overshadowed Independence Day this year. Black Independence Day, also known as “Juneteenth,” took center stage at PBS’s annual televised Fourth of July celebration, as singer Vanessa Williams performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the de facto Black National Anthem. “It’s in celebration of the wonderful opportunity that we now have to celebrate Juneteenth,”
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