by John W. Whitehead. What a turbulent year it’s been. For those of us who have managed to survive 2015 with our lives intact and our freedoms hanging by a thread, it has been a year of crackdowns, clampdowns, shutdowns, showdowns, shootdowns, standdowns, knockdowns, putdowns, breakdowns, lockdowns, takedowns, ... MORE
Showing posts with label political correctness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label political correctness. Show all posts
Reclaiming The Christmas Spirit: Ten Great Christmas Movies To Help You Shake The Police State Blues
by John W. Whitehead. What a turbulent year it’s been. For those of us who have managed to survive 2015 with our lives intact and our freedoms hanging by a thread, it has been a year of crackdowns, clampdowns, shutdowns, showdowns, shootdowns, standdowns, knockdowns, putdowns, breakdowns, lockdowns, takedowns, ... MOREPolitically-Correct Food Keeps Poisoning Its Customers
by Roberto A Ferdman and Abha Bhattarai. Chipotle became the darling of the fast-food world by attracting millennials, blue-collar workers and even whole families with its promise of high-quality, sustainably sourced Mexican-inspired cuisine. But a series of food poisonings and other challenges are threatening its reputation and underscoring the ... MOREAndy Puzder: The Importance Of Free Speech On Campus
The values of freedom. As a former student protester from the '60s, I believe there is no better place for open debate and free expression than the campus quad. I fully support America’s youth exploring outlandish ideas because I believe our values can withstand the comparisons and will be stronger because of them. But, what’s happening on our ... MOREPolitical Correctness More Deadly Than ISIS
by Brian Joondeph. Which is a bigger threat to America? Terrorists or political correctness? Seems like an easy answer. PC is just an idea, whereas terrorists shoot people and blow things up. But which is easier to stop or contain? I contend that if the PC movement went away, America would have a much easier time fighting terrorism. Meaning ... MOREThomas Sowell: The President's Speech
Clueless in D.C. When the President of the United States asks the television networks to set aside time for him to broadcast a speech from the Oval Office, we can usually expect that he has something new to say. But President Obama's speech Sunday night was just a rehash of what he has been saying all along, trying to justify policies that have ... MOREWalter E Williams: Squandering Resources On Education
Most college students do not belong in college. I am not by myself in this assessment. Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson said, "It's time to drop the college-for-all crusade," adding that "the college-for-all crusade has outlived its usefulness." Richard Vedder, professor emeritus of economics at Ohio University, reports that ... MORE
Thomas Sowell: A Resurgence Of Intolerance
Why do donors contribute to indoctrination centers? Storm trooper tactics by bands of college students making ideological demands across the country, and immediate preemptive surrender by college administrators — such as at the University of Missouri recently — bring back memories of the 1960s, for those of us old enough to remember ... MOREStephen Moore: The Grievance Generation
Whiny college students protest hurt feelings. Remember the campus unrest in the 1960s? Whether you agreed with the
students or not, they were protesting about things of great consequence —
like civil rights, or the military draft, or the Vietnam War. They had
chants like “hell no, we won’t go.” Those were the good old days. Now
we are ... MOREVictor Davis Hanson: The University Gone Feral
Where PC intolerance trumps free speech. The university, long exempted from social norms and rules, has gone wild in the 21st century — or rather, regressed to pre-puberty. The University of Missouri campus police now request that students — a group not known for polite vocabulary — call law enforcement if someone disparages ... MORE
A. Barton Hinkle: Crybaby Nation
Hysteria over hurt feelings and safe spaces. When did America get taken over by a bunch of crybabies? The question seems a little judgy, but look around. You can't swing a
dead cat without hitting people—from all parts of the political
spectrum, it's important to note—yelping about their hurt feelings. That's not hyperbole: A recent viral video ... MOREGeorge Will: Freedom From Speech On American Campuses
The insulation of delicate snowflakes. Yale’s president, Peter Salovey, dealt with the Crisis of the
Distressing E-mail about Hypothetical Halloween Costumes about as you
would expect from someone who has risen to eminence in today’s academia.
He seems to be the kind of adult who has helped produce the kind of
students who are such ... MOREObama Administration Bankrolling Nonstop Protests
by Paul Sperry. Barack Obama’s presidency has been pockmarked by rioting, looting and
protests. That’s no coincidence. It’s what the former community
organizer sought from Day One. And it’s just going to get worse before
he leaves office. The senseless protests we’re seeing break out on the campuses of the University of Missouri,
Yale and other ... MOREDavid Harsanyi: The First Amendment Is Dying
Congress shall make no law, but... "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;" Unless we're talking about a white chocolate-paneled cake for a gay
wedding or perpetual funding for "women's health" clinics because it's
the "right thing to do." "or abridging the freedom of speech;" ... MORE
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