Culture

The Decline of the Boy Scouts… but the Rise of Masculinity?0
- Culture
- February 18, 2020
The Boy Scouts of America is filing for bankruptcy. A press release announced the move, citing the need to “equitably compensate victims who were harmed during their time in Scouting.” The statement refers, of course, to the many Scouts who were sexually abused as young boys. Seeking to rectify wrongs and move on in providing
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The 1619 Project and the ‘Reframing’ of History 0
- Culture
- February 18, 2020
There are many reasons why Indiana Jones became an iconic character after his debut in the 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark, but one of them is because he is an archeologist and a historian. The contrast between the whip-wielding adventurer and his chosen profession made a beautiful irony, since the stereotype of the historian is
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The Transgender Suicide Myth Exposed 0
- Culture
- February 17, 2020
Jazz Jennings, star of the TLC reality show “I Am Jazz,” has been sharing her transition story from male to female since she was six years old. Now she is 19, bound for Harvard, and convalescing from last year’s “bottom surgery” – removal of the male bits. The sixth season of “I Am Jazz”, which
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Think the U.S. Is More Polarized Than Ever? You Don’t Know History 0
- Culture
- February 17, 2020
It has become common to say that the United States in 2020 is more divided politically and culturally than at any other point in our national past. As a historian who has written and taught about the Civil War era for several decades, I know that current divisions pale in comparison to those of the
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Actor: Slighting Christianity Is the Sign of an Ill-Read Mind 0
- Culture
- February 17, 2020
John Rhys-Davies is a veteran actor perhaps best known for his role as Gimli in The Lord of the Rings. He’s also a staunch defender of Western Civilization, shunning politically correct fears and declaring that those offended by suggestions that not all value systems are equal “are fools, and ultimately, scoundrels.” Rhys-Davies’ recent statements demonstrate
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Lucy Doesn’t Love Sensitivity Readers 0
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- February 14, 2020
In 1953, Lucille Ball’s character in I Love Lucy, Lucy Ricardo, gave birth to Ricky Ricardo Jr., bringing an end to perhaps the most famous television pregnancy ever. The episode, Lucy Goes to the Hospital, saw 44 million viewers tune in, covering nearly 72 percent of all American homes which owned a television. The saga of Lucy’s television
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