television
Comedy Central Does Jesus, Not Muhammed

Love the title of a short post at The Point: “Gutsy Move, Guys.” This, of course, refe...

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Mohammed Doesn’t Do Comedy Central

I’ve been kind of indifferent to the South Park brouhaha over Comedy Central’s decisio...

philosophy
Review: “A Meaningful World: How the Arts and Sciences Reveal the Genius of Nature”

It so happens that I read most of this wonderfully eye opening and soul enriching book aro...

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Academia: Diversity, Schmiversity—Who Needs It?

KC Johnson at Minding the Campus writes in "The Skewing of American History" something tha...

books
Review of ‘Debilitating Democracy: Power from the People’

Creativity in our approach to political debate is often lacking on the right. That’s why...

books
Klavan’s Teen Series to Hit the Big Screen

Some great news for our friend Andrew Klavan and his many fans, from Just So You Know: Kla...

manners-and-morals
Are Liberty and Freedom Synonymous?

Ever since I came to political awareness many moons ago, I’ve been puzzled by the words ...

philosophy
Calvin Takes on Darwin

From time immemorial, human beings have been confronted with a perpetual question that f...

philosophy
Surprise: Daily Kos Poll Identifies Republicans As Extremists

Before I comment on the results of the poll, one question: Where are the polls that show...

movies
Reality vs. Hollywood

Our friend Andrew Klavan has a wonderful little piece in City Journal called “Culture vs...

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The Golden Age of Rock n’ Roll

I’ve remarked to my children several thousand times how great the rock n’ roll era fro...

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Why Are Conservatives Rare on College Faculties? Blame It on the Conservative Movement

There has been a bit of internet discussion on this question the last week or so, and a go...

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The Narrative that Drives American Politics Is Sustained by Culture

In an almost excellent article at the Weekly Standard, Jeff Bergner tells us that the only...

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Who’s to Blame for Dearth of Conservative and Libertarian Professors?

That is a very good question asked by Daniel B. Klein at Minding the Campus. Two researche...

movies
Avatar Review: The Worst Blue Movie I’ve Ever Seen

Conservatives have been quick to criticize the megahit movie Avatar for the liberal boiler...

worldviews
A Culture Without Fathers Is a Culture of Death

Last September a young black man was beaten to death on the south side of Chicago, and thi...

prose-fiction
Should Shakespeare Be Translated for Modern English?

John McWhorter sure thinks so, as he argues in “The Real Shakespearean Tragedy,” which...

journalism
Breitbart Rips “Objective Media” in Welcome for Tucker Carlson’s New Site

Everyone who works in mainstream media (ok, almost everyone) believes that they are involv...

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Naomi Wolf: Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw is an Icon of the Decade

I never watched an episode of Sex and the City. But it’s not difficult to get the gist o...

journalism
Brit Hume’s Advice To Tiger Stirs Controversy

By now you’ve probably heard that Britt Hume had the temerity, the unmitigated gall, mad...

sports
Tiger and the Power of Perception

Could things get any worse for Tiger Woods? Well, yes, as a matter of fact they can, as ha...

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Victory for Freedom of Conscience as University of Minnesota Backs Away from Ideological Screening for Ed Students

You may remember a recent piece about political correctness on steroids at the University ...

music
Smashing Pumpkins “A Song for a Son”

I’ve never been much of a Smashing Pumpkins fan. I may have come across a song here or t...

commerce
Hollywood’s First Openly Gay Studio Boss

I’m usually against using a synonym for 'happy' when referring to homosexuals, but that ...

worldviews
The Spirit of Copenhagen is Anathema to the Spirit of America

Modern environmentalism is not some harmless desire for clean water and clean air. It is t...

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The Totalitarian Mindset and Global Warming

Bret Stephens in the Wall Street Journal argues that “climate change” enthusiasts ar...

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Update on Minnesota PC Teacher Training Curriculum

A previous post, “Mind-Boggling Mind Control in Minnesota” revealed just how f...

journalism
Was There Ever Really a Golden Age of Journalism?

The basic assumption of people on both sides of the debate about media bias is that object...

uncategorized
The Siren Song of Statism

   It's definitely worth your time to listen to all five parts of Peter Rob...

television
The Lost JFK Tapes: The Assassination

If you are of a certain age where you remember the 1960s, get out the DVR and record Natio...

uncategorized
Mind-Boggling Mind Control in Minnesota

According to a report in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, those that are licensed to teach in...

uncategorized
Is American Cultural Influence Declining?

Despite a decade of America being dumped on from every corner of the world, and with the c...

journalism
Journalism or activism? Breitbart threatens Democrats with more video

Andrew Breitbart is a brilliant tactician with information. His latest pronouncement, howe...