Culture

Why Progressivism Wins 1
- Culture
- September 13, 2019
Suppose you wanted to design a political ideology to maximize power. What would that ideology look like? First, and most importantly, it would need to be attractive enough for people to believe it and support it. Especially in a democracy, there is strength in numbers. The ideology should provide a mix of moral and material
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Young Americans Suffer From the Burden of Low Moral Expectations 0
- Culture
- September 13, 2019
In 2001, President George W. Bush gave a speech to the NAACP in which, among other items, he decried the “soft bigotry of low expectations.” While he was speaking of how minority students are treated and viewed in the classroom, such sentiments are now true of American society as a whole, especially for young people.
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How I Did Not Meet Your Mother 0
- Culture
- September 13, 2019
The produce aisle has become a minefield; church isn’t safe – and the workplace is far more dangerous than ever. If this continues, the species may not. No joke. Men and women used to meet – and sometimes flirt – at such places. Often, they ended up married. Ronald Reagan met Nancy on a movie set; so did Ayn Rand (who worked as a screenwriter
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I’m a Feminist Who Was Purged by the Trans Left 0
- Culture
- September 12, 2019
In 2015, I wrote my first piece on transgender ideology and practice. I co-wrote it, because these were perspectives that I was frankly uneasy to voice on my own. And I had good reason to be wary. My views would later destroy friendships, my theater company, and my ability to make work in the indie theater community
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Fake Meat Is Just Part of the Movement Toward Artificial Everything 0
- Culture
- September 12, 2019
The next time you go to the restaurant and order a steak, don’t be surprised if the waiter who serves it is wearing a laboratory smock and a medical mask – and lecturing you about your environmental responsibilities. When I first heard about the development of artificial meat, I knew there was something sinister about
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The Problem With the Push for More College Degrees 0
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- September 12, 2019
In a 2009 speech, President Barack Obama proclaimed that by 2020, the United States will “once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.” As we near 2020, it is worth asking how close are we to reaching that lofty goal and what have been the results of focusing so intently on
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