Domenech: ‘Firing Kevin Williamson Is Just the Beginning’
Why care about Kevin Williamson’s firing from The Atlantic? Because it isn’t really about Williamson. It’s part of a larger, more dangerous shift in the […]
William Jacobson Did Not Want to Write About Kevin Williamson
But then he remembered “The Flight 93 Election.” (This one by Decius is also on point.) “I take it that Williamson didn’t view the 2016 […]
‘This is Chilling’: Reaction to the Williamson Firing
Kevin Williamson’s short-lived tenure at The Atlantic is instructive, not so much for what he had to say (and the targets he picked), as for […]
The Atlantic ‘Parts Ways’ with Kevin Williamson
Sacked. Turns out that tweet was what hanged him. (The proximate cause was podcast audio reiterating the tweet—but you get the point.) Read Julie Kelly’s […]
America Has a Loneliness Epidemic
Americans are lonely. Our loneliness is killing us. It’s true. Loneliness is deadlier than obesity. Deadlier than smoking. And, yes, a great deal deadlier than […]
Wednesday Russia Collusion Roundup
Jamie Kirchick: “The ‘collusion’ narrative is doing the Russians’ dirty work for them” (WaPo) “In their haste to brand President Trump a tool, they’re unwittingly […]
China’s Long Arm Reaches into American Campuses
Foreign Policy reports Beijing has spent millions of dollars funding Confucious Institutes at colleges and universities throughout the United States. Rachelle Peterson of the National Associaton of […]
Jeff Sessions: ‘There is No Nullification. There is No Secession’
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday addressed the 26th Annual Law Enforcement Legislative Day, hosted by the California Peace Officers’ Association in Sacramento. As expected, Sessions […]
Milo on the French Surrender
Milo Yiannopoulos has a terrific piece at his site on the problem with David French: “War Heroes Make Terrible Culture Warriors.” He writes: Establishment conservativism […]
The Great Homeschooling Freakout
Home schooling is one of the few activities left in the Golden State that isn’t heavily regulated. Around 200,000 kids are schooled at home in […]
Language Never Mattered More in Our Immigration Debate
Politics, in part, is the art of persuasion. Language matters in all of our policy debates. How politicians and pundits frame an argument or a […]
Let’s Bring Back ‘In Loco Parentis’
Nobody ever said civil disobedience was safe. When protesters take to the freeways to make their outrage known, it’s a wonder more people aren’t struck […]
A Cavalcade of Christmas Calamities—and a Bit of Cheer
Silent night? Not tonight. No sleep for you. After church, you have bread to bake, two bicycles to assemble and about 26 gifts to wrap […]
Assimilation Trumps Diversity Every Time
“Diversity is our strength.” Says who? Well, just about everyone. It’s an article of faith, a bumper sticker mantra of human resource departments and elementary […]
A ‘Liquid Society’? You’re Soaking in It
So I was reading Umberto Eco at a bar the other night.… Hmmm, no. Let me back up. A new posthumous collection of Eco’s essays […]
So Many Screamers, So Little Reason
They’re screaming in New York City. They’re screaming in Chicago and San Francisco and L.A. About 4,000 people were supposed to scream on Boston Common, […]
In California’s War on Trump, Everybody Loses
For a state so enamored with passing laws, California can seem awfully lawless sometimes. Our progressive Legislature and elected leaders have decided to make political […]
Of ‘Sanctuary States’ and Other Follies
The Resistance wants a showdown with Donald Trump, and looks like it will get its wish soon. Our Democrats would make California a “sanctuary state,” […]
Dennis Prager Talks ‘Greatness’ with Leibsohn and Buskirk
Nationally syndicated radio talk-show host Dennis Prager had Seth Leibsohn and Chris Buskirk on the air Wednesday to discuss their new book, American Greatness: How […]
Antifa Activists Are Enemies of America
Fascism is indefensible. Antifa is also indefensible. Both are antithetical to civil society and need to be put down decisively. Street violence in Berkeley last […]