SocietyNews
39 Photos Capture America’s Summer of Riots, Arson, and Looting
Violent riots and looting have spread like an infectious disease across America in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
As American Gun Sales Hit Record High, Tips for New Owners
Americans are buying guns at a record pace. A surprising number of the sales are from first-time firearm owners, says Stephen Gutowski, a reporter at… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
How American Civil Society Depends on Marriage, Family
American civil society is facing a serious domestic threat: Marriage is declining and family stability with it. Between 1962 and 2019, the percentage of women… Read More
SocietyNews
Iraq War Veteran Likens Portland to Living in a War Zone
Gabe Johnson, an African American Marine Corps veteran, was lying in bed counting the number of explosions he could hear from his downtown Portland, Oregon,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Difference Between Plurality of Opinions and Plurality of Values
I have returned with some regularity over the years to compare what is going on in our country today to what was going on in… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Lesson Behind Falwell’s Fall
The ouster of Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. over allegations of sexual misconduct and other behavior that falls short of the university’s code of… Read More
SocietyNews
Portland Mayor to Move Out of $800K Condo After Rioters Damage Building
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is moving out of his home after rioters descended Monday on the building that houses the Democrat’s $800,000 condo, setting fires… Read More
LawCommentary
In Foreboding Ruling, Appeals Court Says Transgender Students May Use Restroom of Choice
A federal court decided last week that schools can’t ban students from using the restroom that matches their desired gender identity, in what BuzzFeed News… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Cancel Culture Comes for America’s National Monuments
The nation’s monuments are under fire from the progressive left. A new report commissioned by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recommends that the federal government “remove,… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Problematic Women: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Explains Why She Is Unapologetically a Conservative Woman
Progressive society appears to be at a loss when it comes to understanding conservative women. Women who are pro-life, in favor of smaller government, and… Read More
SocietyFeature
Kenosha Merchants, Their Businesses in Ruins, Ponder What Healing Looks Like
MADISON, Wis.—Eric Oertle spent part of Sunday reviewing security video from the night his life came crashing down. It was all he could do to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Mayor, the Monuments, and the Mayhem
When D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser earlier this year created an advisory group to scrutinize the city’s monuments, memorials, and facilities for their “disqualifying histories,” the… Read More
SocietyNews
DC Mayor Embraces Report Calling for Removal or Contextualization of Washington Monument
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday she looks forward to advancing the recommendations made in a report that urged her to remove, relocate, or… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Looking Back: What I Learned at the Kavanaugh Confirmation
Brett Kavanaugh was known as an originalist jurist and had a strong record for protecting life and constitutional rights. I was at the White House… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Need Not Apply in Basketball, Physics, and Fighter Pilots
Check out any professional and most college basketball teams. Their starting five, and most of their other 10 players, are black, as is 80% of… Read More
LawNews
Trump Pledges Millions to Rebuild Kenosha After Rioting, Arson
Two of Riki Tagliapietra’s downtown businesses in Kenosha, Wisconsin, were vandalized, but the vice president of the Grease & Honey Restaurant Group in Kenosha is… Read More
SocietyNews
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Says She’s ‘Worried’ About America ‘Descending Into a Race War’
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that she’s worried about America “descending into a race war.” Bowser, a Democrat, discussed the ongoing unrest in the… Read More
Law Analysis
He Went to the Scene of the Fatal Shooting in Portland. Here’s What He Saw.
Gabe Johnson was sitting in his apartment Saturday night in Portland, Oregon, when he heard the gunshots that took the life of a man later… Read More
SocietyCommentary
I Left the White House, and Faced a Mob
I met some protesters face to face on Thursday night and I am here to tell you this: They were not good people—and calling them… Read More
SocietyCommentary
University Shouldn’t Punish Me for Not Addressing Male Student as ‘Ms.’
Returning from a sabbatical in my 21st year at Ohio’s Shawnee State University, I resumed teaching my regular political philosophy course. Taking questions in one… Read More
SocietyNews
Protesters Harass Politicians, RNC Guests Leaving White House After Trump’s Speech
Protesters in Washington, D.C., harassed and blocked people trying to leave the White House as the Republican National Convention ended late Thursday night, numerous videos… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Restore the Teaching of American Exceptionalism in the Classroom
If this summer’s riots and civil unrest have demonstrated anything, it is that a substantial number of young Americans have been taught to believe their… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Netflix’s New Film ‘Cuties’ and the Hypersexualization of Children
Netflix in early September is releasing a French film, “Cuties,” which has been criticized for its hypersexualization of young children. Some of the promotional material… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
What Black and White America Must Do to Move Beyond Race
Armstrong Williams grew up on his family farm in rural South Carolina and went on to become the second-largest minority broadcast TV owner in America…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
Activists Reenact Communist ‘Struggle Sessions’ for the Insufficiently Woke
Silence is violence. That’s the attitude of radical “woke” activists, who increasingly demand that fellow Americans not only agree with them, but publicly demonstrate their… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What’s at Stake as Judge Pauses Law on Transgender Sports
A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Idaho law that essentially says biological males and females must compete separately in school-sponsored athletics. His action boosts… Read More
LawNews
Minneapolis Calls in National Guard to Stop Rioting
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced Wednesday evening that the city had asked the National Guard to assist in stopping the unrest and rioting occurring on… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Cultural Revolution: What the Violence in American Cities Is All About
It is hard to tell what the current revolutionary violence in our major cities is all about. So far, hundreds of police have been injured,… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Portland Has Been Rioting Since May. Is There an End in Sight?
Portland, Oregon, is three months into rioting after the May 25 death of George Floyd with no end in sight. The far-left anarchist group Antifa… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why There’s an Exodus From California Cities
These are hard times for people living in many of our major cities. The COVID-19 pandemic, a surge in violent crime, and apathy or outright hostility directed… Read More
