Culture

Three Ways Lockdowns Paved the Way for These Riots 0
- Culture
- June 3, 2020
There were many reasons to oppose the COVID-19 lockdowns. They cost human lives in terms of deferred medical treatment. They cost human lives in terms of greater suicide and drug overdoses. Domestic abuse and child abuse have increased. There is also good reason to believe that lockdowns don’t actually work. The lockdown activists capitalized on
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Check Your Radical Privilege 0
- Culture
- June 3, 2020
In the taxpayer-funded, cushy corridors of leftist academe, the radically chic proselytizers of hatred smugly define their concept of “White Privilege”: If you don’t need to care about a societal problem, it is because of your white privilege. (The shorthand for “White privilege” is simply “privilege,” because 1619.) By pouring this racist tenet of cultural
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It’s Nearly Impossible to Fire a Police Officer 0
- Culture
- June 2, 2020
What does it take to fire a cop? In comparison to several other high-profile cases in which a police officer has killed someone on video, things have moved remarkably fast in the George Floyd case. The other four officers involved in his arrest were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department the following day. By comparison,
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Black Power’s Role in the 2020 Riots 0
- Culture
- June 2, 2020
For those in the rest of the country and around the world who are dealing with the riots, looting, and burning which broke out following George Floyd’s tragic death, I have good news: Things are beginning to quiet down in the Minneapolis/St. Paul epicenter. Protests remain, but thankfully the unrestrained chaos is dissipating. Unfortunately, we’re
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The Dog Mom Movement Birthed Central Park Karen 0
- Culture
- June 2, 2020
Between Coronavirus and the unrest beginning in Minneapolis, another news story briefly reared its head: the confrontation between dog owner Amy Cooper and bird watcher Christian Cooper (who are not related). On social media, the story is being called #CentralParkKaren because of the “Karen” meme that refers to bossy white women. Coverage of #CentralParkKaren has
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These Riots Are Nothing Like the Boston Tea Party 0
- Culture
- June 1, 2020
Amid the aftermath of George Floyd’s tragic death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, a lot of misinformation has been spread concerning the riots and their place in history. One particular item I’ve noted is a comparison of the present protesters and looters with the men who engaged in what later became known as the Boston
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