Winston Churchill once quipped that “a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." One wonders what Churchill would have thought about the age of social media, when a falsehood can quite literally make laps around the world before the truth can even find pants. … Continue reading BBC Reporter’s False Trump Tweet Reveals a Sad Truth
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Not long ago, feminist scholar and activist Camille Paglia made waves when she excoriated those who insist on the use of genderless pronouns: “How dare you, you sniveling little maniac, tell us how we’re going to use pronouns. Go take a hike!” Now Paglia is back with some more surprising – and politically incorrect – … Continue reading Camille Paglia: Neo feminism teaching women to live in ‘a permanently juvenile condition’
There are many startling things about the campus outrage movement, including the escalation of violence and the decline of rational discourse. But perhaps one of the most startling and unexpected things is the fact that opposition to the movement is increasingly bipartisan. Early on, opposition came largely from conservative camps, the reason being that protestors … Continue reading Ex-College Democrat President: 4 Reasons the College Left is Eating its Own
That goose-stepping you heard last week was the latest in an increasingly frequent series of violent protests by left-wing students directed at shutting down conservative voices on campus—protests many of which are encouraged by professors and college administrators. Last week's protest involved Charles Murray, author of The Bell Curve and, more recently, Coming Apart. It … Continue reading Why There’s a Rising Tide of Left-Wing Violence on Campus
A leftist group calling themselves “Texas Antifa” have found a way to deal with their Selma envy – by taking down Houston’s statue of the city’s namesake. The group is planning a June 10 rally at Hermann Park to demand removal of the city’s iconic statute of General Sam Houston, who led Texian forces in … Continue reading Leftists want to rip down Sam Houston’s statue. This is where history gets complicated.
I see the look in my best friend’s eyes when I talk to her about free markets. She looks at me like she doesn’t know me. As if the friend that she has laughed and cried with, that she trusts, has been invaded by an inhuman body-snatcher. But I only told her that developing countries … Continue reading I’m Not a Terrible Person, I Just Believe in Liberty
In 1912, Charles Dawson, an amateur archaeologist in England, claimed he’d made one of the most important fossil discoveries ever. Ultimately, however, his “Piltdown Man” proved to be a hoax. By cleverly pairing a human skull with an orangutan’s jaw – stained to match and give the appearance of age – a mysterious forger duped … Continue reading Behind closed doors: What the Piltdown Man hoax from 1912 can teach science today
The question of whether a god exists is heating up in the 21st century. According to a Pew survey, the percent of Americans having no religious affiliation reached 23 percent in 2014. Among such “nones,” 33 percent said that they do not believe in God – an 11 percent increase since only 2007.Such trends have … Continue reading Arguments why God (very probably) exists
When I asked a colleague if he knew about fidget spinners, he responded: “I’d never heard of them until last week, when my daughter told me she had to have one.” Many parents must be having that conversation with their elementary school-age kids; as of this writing, fidget spinners held the top 16 spots in … Continue reading What’s behind the fidget spinner fad?
1) George Washington loved beer and had his own recipe. His favorite style was a porter, but he (or his servants or slaves) also brewed his own "small beer," a simpler brew with less alcohol. Here is the recipe he used: "Take a large Siffer [Sifter] full of Bran Hops to your Taste. Boil these 3 hours … Continue reading 14 Facts on Beer and U.S. Presidents
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