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opinion
Cancel Culture Tries to Cow Goya Foods’ Bob Unanue
It looks like Bob Unanue, the CEO of Goya Foods Inc., may be the first American corporate leader to stand up to cancel culture and tell the mob he’s not scared. But he has fulfilled an even more important role. The farcical attempt by liberal politicians and celebrities to boycott Goya products because Unanue visited… -
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Goya Outrage Shows Cancel Culture Out of Control
It was the kind of program that, ordinarily, liberals would cheer. To hear them tell it, expanding the opportunities for minorities has always been their party’s idea. But when President Donald Trump took a stab at it, announcing a business and educational project aimed directly at Hispanic people, the left wasn’t about to cut him… -
opinion
Harper’s Open Letter Critical of ‘Cancel Culture’ Should Be Applauded, Not Canceled
Harper’s Magazine published “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate” online this week, and the contents—as well as the names of some of those who signed the letter—have caused quite a commotion. A precursor to the print version, which will appear in the October edition of the magazine, the July 7 letter is a rallying… -
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Noam Chomsky, J.K. Rowling, and Dozens More Attacked for Calling for an End to Cancel Culture
Some journalists berated high-profile figures, including "Harry Potter" series author J.K. Rowling, who signed a Tuesday letter calling for an end to the “stifling atmosphere” of shaming writers for expressing views outside the mainstream. Over 100 writers, scholars, journalists, and academics, including writers Noam Chomsky, Rowling, and Bari Weiss signed “A Letter on Justice and… -
opinion
Matt Schlapp Responds to Cancel Culture’s Attempt to Silence Him
Cancel culture strikes again! Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union and founder of the consulting firm Cove Strategies, has received a great deal of backlash after speaking out against some of the left-wing progressive beliefs of the Black Lives Matter Coalition. Schlapp joins the podcast to discuss the dangerous road cancel culture could… -
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Cancel Culture Comes for Junipero Serra. Here’s His Real Legacy.
Finally, the mob has realized the need to be inclusive: now they’ve torn down a statue of one of America’s great Hispanics. In San Francisco (no one let the mob know the city itself is named after another Catholic saint!) Friday night, a group of activists tore down a statue of St. Junipero Serra, a… -
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‘Cowed Into Silence’: Dave Rubin Warns of Cancel Culture, Mob Mentality
Dave Rubin, who hosts “The Rubin Report” talk show, joins the podcast to discuss the differences between political liberalism and classical liberalism, his recent encounter with Antifa, and the “cancel culture” phenomenon. Read the lightly edited interview below or listen to the podcast: We also cover these stories: The Senate impeachment trial continues, with senators…