Society
News and commentary on society, culture, family, and community from a conservative perspective. Coverage of the trends and issues shaping American life.
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From Unrest to Resilience: The Remarkable Turnaround Since Summer 2020
What a difference half a decade makes. This summer’s prevailing ethos, zeitgeist, vibe—call it any fancy name you want—was sharply different from the summer, just five years ago, of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter. Such sudden changes in the moral atmosphere seem to occur every so often. The year 1776, the 250th anniversary of which…Michael Barone -
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Increasing Opportunity, Hope for Our Children
An age-old conundrum regarding raising children is the issue of nature versus nurture. That is, do genes determine a child’s success in life, or is it the environment in which that child is raised? Or, even more fundamentally, is intelligence genetic, or can education increase IQ? James J. Heckman, a Nobel Prize-winning economist from the…Star Parker -
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One Great Comic and a Bunch of Bad Actors
WASHINGTON—Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has a clear view of the “Free Palestine” movement. Speaking at Duke University on Tuesday, he said, “‘Free Palestine’ is, to me, just—you’re free to say you don’t like Jews. Just say you don’t like Jews,” he said, according to the Duke school newspaper The Chronicle. And: “By saying ‘Free Palestine,’ you’re…Debra Saunders -
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A Turning Point
“You have to try to point them towards ultimate purposes and towards getting back to the church, getting back to faith, getting married, having children … I’m trying to paint a picture of virtue of lifting people up, not just staying angry,” Charlie Kirk said last week. Now he is dead, assassinated on a college…Erick Erickson -
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Kirk’s Killing Was the Ugly, Evil Result of Demonizing Political Foes as ‘Existential Threat’
The shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah on Wednesday looked like the opposite of The Washington Post’s motto. It’s “Democracy Dies in Sunlight.” Thousands of people gathered joyfully to hear freedom of speech and saw it end with a bullet to the neck. The dominant media reaction was horror, as…Tim Graham -
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The Martyrdom of My Friend Charlie Kirk
It is difficult enough to write about the most high-profile political assassination in this country since the Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy killings of 1968. It is considerably more difficult to do so when the victim was a personal friend. The pain is profound. Charlie Kirk and I had gotten close, and…Josh Hammer -
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Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA Has Long Been Target of Leftist Intolerance, Violence
“We got him.” With those words, Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox announced Friday morning’s arrest of Tyler Robinson, 22, in connection with Wednesday’s assassination of Turning Point USA President Charlie Kirk. Local, state, and federal sleuths located the killer just 33 hours after Kirk’s heinous killing at a speech to Utah Valley University in Orem. Kirk’s gruesome death…Deroy Murdock -
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The Awful Grace of God
From Abraham Lincoln to John F. Kennedy, and from Malcolm X to Martin Luther King Jr., America’s story has too often been marred by the silencing of visionary voices through violence. Each loss forces us to confront the question of what kind of nation we want to be. Soon after the assassination of MLK in…Armstrong Williams -
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Charlie Kirk Lived Out a Mission Some Conservatives Thought Was Impossible
Great minds have spent generations debating over the most effective ways to win hearts and minds to a cause, but all agree on one thing: If you reach the young, you will determine the course of a nation’s future. Charlie Kirk knew this and lived it. Kirk’s mission to reach young people may have stemmed…Virginia Allen -
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New York Times Issued Correction After Making False Claim About Charlie Kirk
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The New York Times issued a correction on Thursday after falsely accusing Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk of making an antisemitic claim on his podcast. The New York Times falsely accused Kirk of stating on his podcast in 2023 that Jewish communities are “pushing the exact kind of hatred against whites” that they…Nicole Silverio -
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Defensive Gun Uses Show Extraordinary Crimes Shouldn’t Erase Rights of Ordinary Gun Owners
After a transgender gunman targeted a Minneapolis Catholic school last month, killing two and wounding nearly two dozen others, gun control advocates predictably doubled down on their constant calls to impose every restriction imaginable on peaceable gun owners. As is usually the case, none of their default proposals would have saved a single life. And,…Amy Swearer -
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A Society Paralyzed by the Presence of Evil
This week, most Americans were shocked by the images of Decarlos Brown Jr., a violent schizophrenic with a 14-count rap sheet, stabbing a young Ukrainian refugee, Iryna Zarutska, to death on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light-rail commuter train. The video of the incident is absolutely horrifying: Brown, clad in a red hoodie, sits behind Zarutska;…Ben Shapiro -
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One Thing the Left Can Do If It Wants to Prove It Actually Opposes Political Violence
The Southern Poverty Law Center rightly condemned the horrific assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk Wednesday, but if the SPLC is serious in opposing political violence, it should do one better: It should remove Turning Point USA from its “hate map,” which plots Kirk’s organization alongside Ku Klux Klan chapters. The FBI is…Tyler O’Neil -
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FBI Releases Photo of ‘Person of Interest’ in Charlie Kirk Assassination, Asks for Help Identifying
The Federal Bureau of Investigation released a photo of a new person of interest in the Charlie Kirk assassination, asking the public for help identifying him. FBI Salt Lake City posted on X Thursday, “We are asking for the public’s help identifying this person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk…Mary Mobley -
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Charlie Kirk, the Man in the Arena
“The more a society drifts away from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.” Charlie James Kirk knew the cost of telling the truth. Without fear, he paid with his life. He was 31. On Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 4:40 p.m., President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the “Legendary”…Bradley Devlin -
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Charlie Kirk Understood the True Value of Life
I write this from my daily commuter train. I’m on my way home. My wife is making dinner. My 1-year-old daughter is just learning to say “Daddy,” and hopefully, she’ll make an attempt to do so when I come through the door. Charlie Kirk’s daughter, not so much older than my own, will not have…Mark Guiney -
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House Moment of Silence Honors Slain ‘Dear Friend Charlie Kirk’
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson held a moment of silence on the House floor Wednesday afternoon for Turning Point USA founder and conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot at an event he was holding at Utah Valley University. Johnson, R-La., announced the moment of silence to reporters shortly before entering the House…George Caldwell -
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Talk Show Hosts Jennings, Kinnett Pray for Charlie Kirk After Shooting
After the shooting Wednesday of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at a Utah Valley University event, CNN conservative commentator Scott Jennings and The Daily Signal’s Tony Kinnett joined together in praying for the outspoken conservative activist. News of the shooting hit shortly after Jennings and Kinnett began speaking on a radio broadcast of “The…George Caldwell -
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From Cake Breaks to Cowardice: Masculinity Crisis Tied to Charlotte Train Tragedy
The feminization of men that society has praised is the common denominator of every issue the U.S. currently faces. The Daily Signal’s Tony Kinnett, host of the nationally syndicated “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” joined “Timcast IRL,” a podcast hosted by political commentator Tim Pool, on Tuesday, where Kinnett discussed both the rural and urban parts…Olivia Pero -
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Odd Bedfellows: LGBTQ Groups, Pro-Gun Orgs Denounce Gun Ban
Pro-LGBTQ+ groups and Second Amendment advocates seem to have formed a surprising alliance, as both last week publicly condemned a potential gun ban proposed by the Department of Justice. Their statements came in response to multiple reports that the DOJ is “reviewing ways to ensure that mentally ill individuals suffering from gender dysphoria are…Mary Mobley