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    The Elitism of the Woke

    Epigraph: “Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”—George Orwell, “Animal…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    American Wokeness Threatens to Infect Europe

    There’s a sickness emanating from America that seeks to contaminate all of Western civilization. In the words of French President Emmanuel Macron, “Certain social science theories entirely imported from the United States” are responsible for fomenting a wave of sentiments critical of the French Republic. It’s beyond dispute that many of these social science theories…
    Douglas Blair
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    Smear Campaign Against Larry Elder Reveals Fraud by Woke Media

    Blue California decided to stay blue. That appears to be the take from California’s recall election Tuesday, which saw Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, defeat a long list of challengers. The most prominent of them was Larry Elder, a conservative talk radio host. It’s been a long time since Republicans have done anything at the…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Even a 42-Ton Boulder Isn’t Safe From Woke Cancel Culture

    Can a rock be racist? It can be, according to student activists at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. The school in early August moved a giant boulder that had sat prominently on campus for nearly a century to honor geologist and former university President Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin. “This moment is about the students, past…
    Fred Lucas
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    China Wants You to Be a Woke ‘Anti-Racist’ While It Pursues Ethnic Cleansing

    China is all aboard the cause of “anti-racism” and critical race theory. At least, China wants the United States to be all aboard. In a video produced by China Global Television Network, which is a state-owned media company controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, two narrators talk about “how to teach about racism to your…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Woke Nonsense Warps Everyday Life

    Americans are growing angrier by the day, but in a way different from prior sagebrush revolts such as the 1960s silent majority or the tea party movement over a decade ago. The rage this time is not just fueled by conservatives. For the first time in their lives, Americans of all classes and races are…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    What’s True Diversity? More Than Meets the Eye

    Vivek Ramaswamy calls himself a proud father, a loyal husband, and a grateful son. His parents emigrated to America from India. A Hindu, he made his mark as a successful biotech entrepreneur. Ramaswamy has joined forces with the Philanthropy Roundtable to narrate a compelling video as part of the organization’s True Diversity campaign—pushing back against…
    Rob Bluey
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    Cancel Culture, Wokeness Will Destroy Our Country

    The enabling tool of what we call “cancel culture” or “wokeness” is language. People are put in categories to which names are assigned, and that supposedly captures who they are and what should be done with them politically. Unfortunately, the whole business of racial identification and categorization is not about advancing the quality of the…
    Star Parker
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    American Medical Association, Descending Into Wokeness, Calls for Eliminating Sex on Birth Certificates

    Another formerly serious institution in America has gone woke. The American Medical Association, a professional association and lobbying group for physicians and medical students, issued a report in June calling for eliminating biological sex on birth certificates. The policy change is being promoted on WebMD social media, which is why it’s suddenly garnering more attention….
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Netflix’s Woke ‘He-Man’ Reboot: Another Beloved Property Ruined by the Left

    The left has claimed yet another victim in its ongoing crusade to destroy your childhood: “He-Man.” Netflix released a reboot July 23 of the popular 1980s cartoon series “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.” The reboot, titled “Masters of the Universe: Revelation,” follows in the footsteps of other awful reboots , such as the…
    Douglas Blair
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    Bloated Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Staffs Explode Cost of Higher Education

    The woke revolution on college campuses is being bolstered by a vast network of “diversity, equity, and inclusion” staffers who gobble up school budgets and enforce left-wing orthodoxy. A recently released paper by Jay Greene, a fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy, and James Paul, a doctoral fellow at the University of…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Woke Language Is Changing the Meaning of Words

    Have you noticed how our language is changing? At a congressional hearing on “Birthing While Black,” nearly every politician used the words “birthing people” instead of “women” or “mothers.” Asked why, Shalanda Young, President Joe Biden’s budget director, said, “Our language needs to be more inclusive.” Activists have also changed “equality” to “equity” and “affirmative…
    John Stossel
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    Another School Falls to Woke Culture by Erasing Its Catholic History

    California schools are obsessed with race. One school district in the Bay Area has enforced mandatory, critical race theory-based “ethnic studies” lessons beginning in preschool. In another district, a San Diego high school principal and school board skirted the law in their rush to erase California history and the legacy of a Catholic saint after…
    Sarah Parshall Perry
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    As Unions Go Woke, PRO Act Forces Dissenters to Pay Dues

    Los Angeles school teacher Glenn Laird has been a union stalwart for almost four decades. He served as a co-chair of his school’s delegation to United Teachers Los Angeles—the second largest teachers union in the country—and proudly wore union purple on the picket line. But Laird is now suing to leave United Teachers Los Angeles and…
    Bill McMorris
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    Woke Reviews of Pixar’s ‘Luca’ Attack Male Friendship

    “Luca,” a new animated film from Disney’s Pixar Animation Studios, has charmed viewers with its coming-of-age tale about two sea monster boys living on the Italian Riviera, who spend a summer forming a deep and powerful bond of friendship. But some woke film critics, who insist on reading LGBTQ undertones into the perfectly innocent film,…
    Douglas Blair
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    How One Man Leads the Charge Against Woke School Boards

    When it comes to fighting back against woke indoctrination and critical race theory in schools, Ian Prior is perhaps the happiest of warriors. Prior is executive director of Fight for Schools, an organization dedicated to exposing bad actors in the public school system in Loudoun County, Virginia, and mobilizing parents to improve education for their…
    Douglas Blair
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    Why This Veteran Worries Wokeness Is Poisoning Our Military

    Jason Beardsley served his country in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army Special Forces before taking the helm as executive director of the Association of the United States Navy. Today, he’s speaking out to urge military leaders to focus on their primary mission of defending America—not advancing the left’s woke agenda. Beardsley recently wrote…
    Rob Bluey
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    These Woke Firms Are Sponsoring China’s Genocide Games

    This article has been corrected to reflect that General Electric has not taken a position on Georgia’s voting law and is not a current sponsor of the 2022 Olympic games. “I never said that I hated the country,” third-place hammer thrower Gwen Berry told CNN after turning away from the United States flag as the…
    Conn Carroll
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    Woke Corporate Culture Is ‘Social Justice Scam,’ Author Says

    What is “wokeness” in America today? How did we get here?  Are “woke” corporations a threat to this country? What risk do we run if we don’t push back?  Vivek Ramaswamy, the author of the forthcoming book “Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam,” joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss wokeness and the dangers it poses…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Want to Put the Pressure on Woke Big Businesses? This Organization Has Advice

    Amy Lannom Wilhite is executive director at 2ndVote, which keeps track of major companies’ positions on social issues such as the transgender agenda. “You wouldn’t support [certain positions] at the ballot box with a candidate that you vote for, so why would you spend your dollars there?” asks Wilhite, who joins “The Daily Signal Podcast”…
    Rachel del Guidice
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