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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Victor Davis Hanson: The Sad, Conflicted State of Young American Men
On today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler discuss the troubling state of young American males, and how the education system has stripped young men of the desire and ability to be responsible adults. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Take Note From Sydney Sweeney, Republicans
Sydney Sweeney has great jeans—and, apparently, also great PR training. When a journalist from GQ pressed Sweeney on her controversial denim campaign for American Eagle, Sweeney demonstrated how to navigate the carefully laid traps that leftists have successfully used on dissidents for years—until now.Elise McCue -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Who’s Paying for the Emergency Room Health Care of Illegal Immigrants, Sen. Warren?
On today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor David Hanson and Jack Fowler call out Sen. Elizabeth Warren for insisting illegal immigrants aren’t getting federal health insurance. The transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. Victor Davis Hanson: The other thing is, when you have 12 million people coming in illegally [as discovered] in the Yale study of 2019—I want…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Sec. Duffy Warns That More Traffic Controllers Are Not Coming To Work as ‘Democrats Refuse To Pay Them’
A growing number of flights are being cancelled and delayed as more air traffic controllers are refusing to come to work “because Democrats refuse to pay them,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on “Fox News Sunday.” Air traffic could slow to a “trickle” by Thanksgiving if there’s no shutdown resolution. “Yesterday, we had 81 staffing…Lorenzo Prieto -
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The Faith of Resurgent NFL Quarterback Baker Mayfield
More and more people of fame are being honest about their faith. This trend is true in Hollywood, politics and even sports. Around a month ago, Baker Mayfield, the quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was interviewed on a platform called Sports Spectrum personifying the power of doing so. In his interview he is asked…Thomas Griffin -
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The Age of Brazen Madness—and the Collapse of Fear
When a 29-year-old man in Minnesota can post a TikTok video allegedly offering $45,000 for the assassination of former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, we can’t dismiss it as another outburst from an online extremist. It’s a symptom of something far deeper—the moral corrosion of our civic life. According to the FBI, Tyler Avalos uploaded…Armstrong Williams -
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Obamas Have Nothing to Complain About
On today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc react to Michelle Obama’s book tour for her new book “The Look.” This transcript has been slightly edited for clarity. Sami Winc: For having said that, which was very strange because you would think somebody on a show like that would…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Supreme Court Sides With Trump Admin on Transgender Passports
The Supreme Court delivered a victory to the Trump administration regarding a policy that passports should identify people based only on biological sex. “Displaying passport holders’ sex at birth no more offends equal protection principles than displaying their country of birth—in both cases, the Government is merely attesting to a historical fact without subjecting anyone…Fred Lucas -
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Victor Davis Hanson: DEI Is an ‘Ideological Shelter’ for the Incompetent
In this segment from today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler break down how DEI was a “shelter” for the likes of former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, and former first lady Michelle Obama whining again about how the Obamas had it rough in the White House because they’re black. Also on today’s episode, Hanson and…Victor Davis Hanson -
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‘He Wasn’t Afraid’: Erika Kirk Remembers Charlie Kirk as Devoted Father and Fearless Leader
Erika Kirk shared intimate memories about Charlie Kirk and their family during her first TV interview since his assassination. When Fox News’ Jesse Watters asked Kirk, the new Turning Point USA CEO, if she fears for her safety, she said she “refuses to live in fear.” “It’s a fearlessness that’s rooted in the understanding that I will…Olivia Pero -
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Death Threats Against ICE Officers Up by 8,000%, DHS Says
THE CENTER SQUARE—Death threats against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are up by 8,000% compared to the same time frame last year, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday. Assaults against ICE officers remain at a 1,000% increase, The Center Square first reported. Targeted removal efforts prioritizing arresting violent offenders are ongoing as ICE…Bethany Blankley -
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Reversing a Decades’ Long Trend, Men Are Returning to Church
For the past several decades, church attendance has become an increasingly female-oriented activity. Church leaders have either given into that fact and no longer try to find a way to get men back to church, or they have spent untold amounts of money on focus groups to find out why men no longer attend, or…Timothy Goeglein -
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How AI Programming Threatens to Erase Reality
Winston Churchill once said, “History is written by the victors.” In today’s world, history is being rewritten by the coders, the censors, and the corporate overlords who believe they have the moral authority to decide what truth means. Artificial intelligence was sold to us as the dawn of a new age of freedom designed to…Bill Flaig -
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Bill Gates’ New Priorities May Trigger a Seismic Shift in Climate Activism
The world of climate realism just won a massive victory thanks to Bill Gates, and the long-term results are likely to be seismic. Gates isn’t just the founder of Microsoft, he’s one of the most influential philanthropists alive today. This past week, he firmly rejected the climate alarmism that’s been so pervasive on the Left….Tyler O’Neil -
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‘Lewis & Tolkien’: Show Chronicles Their Friendship, Falling Out
Ron Crews traveled more than 500 miles to see the East Coast premiere of the new stage production “Lewis & Tolkien.” “Absolutely, it was worth it,” Crews said of making the trip from his home in Georgia to Washington, D.C., to watch the production in celebration of his 77th birthday. For roughly an hour and…Virginia Allen -
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Megan Basham Weighs in on America’s Potential Religious Revival
As part of an ongoing series discussing the question of religious revival in America, The Daily Signal reached out to Megan Basham, an author and culture reporter for The Daily Wire, to discuss what she is observing about religion in the United States. The Daily Signal asked Basham about what she was seeing on the…Jacob Adams -
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A Modest Proposal for SNAP Amid the Schumer Shutdown
Democrats are warning that thousands of children may go hungry if Republicans don’t cave in to Democrats’ demands and agree to fund COVID-19-era Obamacare subsidies for wealthier Americans. Meanwhile, Republicans have filed a bill just to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, better known as food stamps, during the shutdown. If the impasse…Tyler O’Neil -
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American Folklore Is More Than Just Scary Stories; It Carries a Value System
DONEGAL, Pennsylvania—It is 6:14 p.m. on a Thursday. You’re hiking along the Forbes Trail, nestled deep in the Appalachian Mountains somewhere along the Westmoreland-Somerset County lines. It is 19 minutes until sunset, and you have just over a mile to go, mostly uphill, before you are out of the deep forest and in the clearing….Salena Zito -
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Do Californians Realize How Badly They’re Getting Ripped Off?
Let’s say you paid top dollar to go to a fancy, five-star restaurant, and the waiter served you warmed-over McDonald’s. Would you ever go back? Maybe, if you didn’t know any better. I started thinking about that after I recently changed my residency from Virginia to California (for reasons I won’t go into) and noticed…John Merline -
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Guide to America’s Historic Landmarks—Without the Left-Wing Bias
To help celebrate America’s 250th birthday, The Heritage Foundation is releasing an interactive map and guide to America’s historic sites that is designed to help families enjoy history together accurately and without the Left’s ideological lens. “The Heritage Guide to Historic Sites: Rediscovering America’s Heritage” at historicsites.heritage.org “equips American families with the tools they need to enjoy the sites that mark some of the greatest episodes in…Virginia Grace McKinnon