Culture

No Safety in Silence 0
- Culture
- July 1, 2020
Silence is golden. Only, however, if it is the right kind of silence. Silence in the face of personal attacks or public crusades may be wise. Our collective guppy-like span of attention means that for many causes du jour or even du moment it is often best to simply say nothing and wait it out.
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The Designated Hitter Is Another Blow to American Culture 0
- Culture
- June 30, 2020
Last week Major League Baseball announced its upcoming return, but they’ve implemented a few new rules, including forcing the designated hitter rule upon the National League, by which pitchers are denied an opportunity to hit in favor of a batter who does not play a position on the field. This implementation is another brutalist blow
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J.K. Rowling and the Close-Mindedness of Sloganeering 0
- Culture
- June 30, 2020
J.K. Rowling can’t seem to escape the magical land of politically correct shaming. The famous author of the Harry Potter series is back in the news, this time inadvertently pulling fellow author Stephen King into the fray. Unfortunately, King seems unable to stand against the mob as well as Rowling. Rowling first ran afoul of the Twitter mob several weeks ago
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Why Are So Many People Lighting off Fireworks?1
- Culture
- June 30, 2020
The number of fireworks being lit off at night is out of control this year. While people often light off fireworks close to the Fourth of July, this year fireworks have been lit in large numbers starting weeks earlier. New York City had a 4,000 percent increase in fireworks complaints in the first two weeks
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Environmentalist: We’ve Misled the Public on Climate Change 0
- Culture
- June 29, 2020
Greta has disappeared. Not entirely, mind you. The official Greta Thunberg Twitter account is still functioning, detailing her continued school strike, her admonitions to stay home, and her enthusiasm for flattening the curve. But in effect, Greta Thunberg disappeared as the world decided it had better things to worry about than climate change. As it
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Don’t Cheer Woodrow Wilson’s Cancelation 0
- Culture
- June 29, 2020
First things first: Woodrow Wilson was a deplorable bigot and one of the worst presidents in American history. He re-segregated the federal government, glamorized the Ku Klux Klan, screened The Birth of a Nation at the White House, and opposed Reconstruction and black suffrage (Dylan Matthews has more on Wilson’s racism). In common with many
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