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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Secret to Life Is a Community of Friends
A few weeks ago, I participated in a “Care-a-Thon” for the AFLAC Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. For 25 years, my flagship radio station, WSB Radio in Atlanta, has raised millions of dollars to fund resources for children battling cancer and blood disorders, funded research and meaningfully worked to improve…Erick Erickson -
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Trump Shows He Gets ‘Politics Is Downstream From Culture’
President Donald Trump may be leaving office in January 2029, but he’s taking all the right steps to ensure his legacy lives much longer. His appearance at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday, announcing the 2025 honorees was just more proof that Trump understands it’s not enough to focus on politics if he wants to leave…Katrina Trinko -
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Supermarket Giant Faces Backlash for Long History of Embracing LGBTQ Agenda
A group of 80 pastors—Baptists, Lutherans, Pentecostals, Presbyterians, and more—are taking a stand against Kroger. The coalition of clergy sent a letter to interim Kroger CEO Ronald Sargent with an ultimatum: Drop the LGBTQ+ agenda or face a boycott. Kroger is already closing 60 stores over the next year and a half, so it’s bad timing for…Casey Harper -
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Was It Always This Easy to Clean Up Washington, DC?
President Donald Trump cracked down on crime in the nation’s capital this week. On Monday, he declared a state of emergency in Washington through an executive order, temporarily placing the Metropolitan Police Department under federal control. He also deployed more than 800 National Guard troops, resulting in over 100 arrests so far. Trump’s move has…Elise McCue -
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How Dare Anyone Question Wokeness at the Smithsonian Museums?
The central strategy of media bias is defining your terms. The most obnoxious strategy of liberal journalists is defining the Republicans as ideological extremists engaging in culture wars and weaponizing partisan narratives for political victory. They pretend Democrats are nothing like this. The epic political battles of our time are between the ultraconservatives and the…Tim Graham -
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Sydney Sweeney’s Other Genes
In the aftermath of the SHOCKING disclosure that Sydney Sweeney is a Republican and the absurd injection of racial controversy into her jeans advertisement, the actress said something completely unexpected from a movie star cudgeled by the political correctness police stick. She said nothing. And that was the right thing to do. Because despite the…Keith Koffler -
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The End of Woke? Columbus Statue Could Soon Be Returning
The effect of wokeness may be fading in Ohio’s capital city. Years after the Christopher Columbus statue was removed in Columbus in 2020 during the height of Black Lives Matter protests, there are plans to restore the statue to public prominence. State Rep. Brian Stewart, a Republican who represents Ohio’s 12th District, shared news about…Rebecca Downs -
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We Should Not Be Digital Slaves
How Meta’s Monopoly Enables Massive Data Overreach Greed is a powerful motivator—not just for individuals, but for corporations as well. And Meta’s corporate greed has transformed one of our most valuable assets, our personal data, into a resource that’s harvested, monetized, and exploited without meaningful consent or control. Meta’s monopoly in personal social networking services…Autumn Dorsey -
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It’s Even the Building: Why DC Prosecutors Can’t Do Their Jobs
For years, I’ve (Cully Stimson) been writing, speaking, and even testifying before Congress on D.C.’s problems and how to fix them. Now, national leaders are finally shining a spotlight on the ever-present and persistent crime problem in our nation’s capital. But while they work to fix D.C.’s dysfunctional system, they should also build a permanent…Cully Stimson -
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Gone to Pot: Just Say ‘No’ to Marijuana Lobby
Will more marijuana use make America a better place? Not many who’ve seen and smelled what legalizing the drug has done to cities like New York, D.C., and San Francisco would say so. Yet President Donald Trump is contemplating a change to marijuana’s federal classification that would make it easier to buy and more profitable…Daniel McCarthy -
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Protecting the Unborn Means Restoring Marriage and Family
On July 28, an Obama-era judge blocked a key provision of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act: the one-year ban on taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood. This latest ruling is just one of many setbacks the pro-life movement has faced since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. But that’s not…Jay Richards -
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‘Beyond Outrageous’: Conservatives Slam Blue State Agency for Attacking Moms for Liberty in Police Training
Conservative groups loudly condemned a Massachusetts police agency for citing the Southern Poverty Law Center in attacking the parental rights group Moms for Liberty in a law enforcement training. Moms for Liberty called for a retraction, suggesting that the police agency actually went further than the SPLC in attacking the parental rights nonprofit. The SPLC,…Tyler O’Neil -
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Heritage Founder Feulner Recalled as ‘a Man of Intellect, Conviction, Immense Public Influence’
Heritage Foundation founder and former President Ed Feulner was remembered Monday at a memorial service for his commitment to moral seriousness. Feulner, who passed away on July 18, served as Heritage’s president from 1977 to 2013 and again from May 2017 to January 2018. His Mass of Christian burial took place at the Basilica of Saint…Jacob Adams -
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5 Cities With High Homicide Numbers
President Donald Trump announced Monday he’s taking decisive action to reduce crime in Washington, D.C., drawing attention to violent crime rates not only in the nation’s capital, but in major cities across the U.S. “We have other cities that are very bad—New York has a problem, and then you have, of course, Baltimore and…Virginia Allen -
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Gen Z’s Journey Back to the Sacred
I’ve never felt more hopeful for the future of Western civilization than I did mere days ago, standing shoulder to shoulder with over 1 million Gen Zers from every corner of the globe, sandwiched together in the heart of Rome. Over cheers, laughter, and euphoric singing and dancing, I witnessed a sea of young, vibrant…Isabel Brown -
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FIRE Goes Off the Rails
Like many an institution that started with a clear, legitimate purpose and drifted left, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has a new name—and, with it, a new and distorted set of priorities. Rebranding as the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression allowed it to keep the acronym, FIRE, but to abandon its tight…Jay Greene -
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Is Film About Pro-Life Black Women Being Muzzled?
Pro-abortion forces are trying to muzzle an upcoming new movie about courageous pro-life black women—including activist Bevelyn B. Williams, who was arrested for protesting at an abortion clinic. Williams was later pardoned by President Donald Trump after being prosecuted and imprisoned with excessive sentence by former President Joe Biden’s administration. There’s nothing more terrifying to…Carrie Sheffield -
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To Save Civilization, Reject Feminism and Honor Mothers
The triumph of modern feminism has put society on the path to demographic collapse. The U.S. fertility rate dropped to a new low last year, according to recently released Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. An earlier report put the country’s total fertility rate at around 1.6 births per woman. A country’s population will…Victor Joecks -
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New York City’s $65M Transgender Shelter: A Misguided Use of Taxpayer Dollars?
New York City is funneling $65 million in taxpayer funds into “Ace’s Place,” a Long Island City, Queens shelter exclusively for homeless individuals identifying as transgender or gender non-conforming. Set to run through 2030, this first-of-its-kind facility—born from a 2021 settlement with a trans-identifying activist—prioritizes a small demographic while the city’s broader homeless population struggles in an…Sarah Holliday -
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When Online Dating Gives You a Wild Story and Your Friend a Husband!
Dating is hard, and a bit complex in the modern era. There’s a reason so many women love Hallmark movies where the guy sees a girl struggling to carry her groceries to her car and rushes to help her, only to strike up a conversation that ends with an invitation to get dinner later that…Virginia Allen