California’s War on America
A young woman once told me, “You’re not American, you’re Mexican, and you should remember that.” Now presume the color of her skin. White? That […]
Education
To Restore Free Speech, Discipline is Necessary
Some students at Kennesaw State University outside Atlanta have filed a lawsuit against the university, and for a very good reason. They are members of […]
Another Way to Pay for the Wall
President Trump has called for $1.8 billion over 10 years to build the wall securing our southern border. That amounts to a total of $18 […]
School Walkout Was a Muppets Revival
One of the great childhood memories for any member of Generation X is “The Muppet Show.” Popular in the late 1970s and early ’80s, the […]
This Sensitivity Ploy Could Blow Up in Librarians’ Faces
A group of librarians at Boston’s Simmons College are attempting to breathe new life into an old librarian stereotype. An “Anti-Oppression Library Guide” takes library […]
No Boys Allowed
Ten years ago while teaching English at Emory University, I noticed a trend. Each year there seemed to be more and more girls on campus. […]
Activists Stand on the Dead to Reach Young Voters
Google “National School Walkout” and peruse the results. You will find a variety of sympathy-inspiring headlines and pictures: students weeping, holding impassioned signs, begging anyone […]
Hillary Clinton, Pride of Radcliffe
The Harvard Crimson last week announced that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would receive the Radcliffe Medal on May 25 at the Radcliffe Institute […]
Who Are the Luckiest Jews, Blacks, and Latinos?
At The City College of New York in the late 1930s, my father, an Orthodox Jew, wrote his senior class thesis on anti-Semitism in America. […]
Tariffs: An Allegory
Suppose you run a company with lots of employees. For a long time, among your employees have been a couple of your nephews. If you’re […]
Civility, Not Surrender
Two recent articles, “How Progressives Win the Culture War” by David Brooks and “A Hillary Staffer Goes to CPAC” by Annafi Wahed have generated discussion […]
Chilling Sommers: Another Blow to Discourse
Among contemporary public intellectuals, Christina Hoff Sommers is among the most attacked by our illiberal Left. In the latest episode, student groups at Lewis and […]
Utopia, Pacifism, and Guns
Dennis Prager in a recent column examines the reasons the Left offers for derisively rejecting proposals to improve school safety by permitting teachers with firearms […]
To the Boys and Young Men of America
The bodies weren’t even cold yet and you were being blamed. Yes, you. All of you. The boys and young men who will grow up […]
Sympathy for #TheResistance
Recently, a Trump skeptical friend of mine shared a certain embarrassingly shrill series of tweets with me, remarking gloomily that it was “The Trump-re-elect in […]
Schooling for Totalitarianism
Marching in protest has become the activity du jour in America. The latest planned protest is “March for Our Lives,” scheduled for March 24 in […]
Donald Trump on Love and Justice
One of the most revealing moments of Donald Trump’s presidency so far went completely unnoted. “We all learned a lot,” he said following his recent […]
Jordan Peterson and the Tomato
Until recently, Jordan Peterson had been a relatively obscure figure outside of a burgeoning and loyal YouTube following. Peterson’s earlier book, Maps of Meaning: the […]
When Seconds Count, Police Under No Legal Obligation To Act
As with many hot-button issues, Americans are sharply divided over Second Amendment rights. Liberals argue that only trained police officers should be armed and citizens […]
You Can’t Win the Budget Battle Until You Win the Trust War
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) ended Saturday, and it went out with a bang. During a panel discussion about the #MeToo movement, National Review […]