What happens in France tends to influence the rest of the world. For better or for worse, it remains a bellwether country and an incubator of political ideas and trends. For that reason, the Western media closely followed the recent elections for the French National Assembly. The results left the French right bitterly disappointed, and … Read more
Leftist and progressive forces always present themselves as the wave of the future. Indeed, Marxism’s Hegelian roots postulate history as a process of clashing classes inevitably evolving forward. The Catholic left likewise frames its liberation theology and similar programs in these terms. Marxist theory is very clear about the forward pace of history. However, it … Read more
It is always tragic to see the leftists when they are forced to confront a position other than their own. They have managed to establish monopolies inside academia, the federal government bureaucracy, the news media, many professions and far too many religious and charitable institutions. Thus, leftists tend to be dismissive of those who challenge … Read more
The book Where Have All the Democrats Gone? The Soul of the Party in the Age of Extremes reads like a sixties memoir. The two authors, John Judis and Ruy Teixeira, both boomers, describe the massive decline of the left, especially since the sixties. The two authors, who wrote an earlier optimistic book about a … Read more
American society’s “woke” activists specialize in making national issues out of local concerns. They like to use the national news media and the federal courts to push their agenda ahead. Often, such strategies work well. However, the added publicity can backfire and broadcast the left’s failures. One such failure occurred in a rural area just … Read more
“Education is the path to a better future.” This statement is widely—almost universally—accepted throughout the world. No sane person disagrees with it. Many might argue about the various components of that education, some arguing for the liberal arts and others placing greater emphasis on more practical pursuits. Others might debate the best environment for education. … Read more
The left faces a new challenge that is leaving its activists troubled. Over the past few years, many high-profile leftist figures, writers and politicians have turned right. They defected to the other side, and embarrassed leftists don’t know what to do about it. In an op-ed in The New York Times, columnist Michelle Goldberg asks … Read more
Many people say that protests don’t work or even draw attention to that which offends. Such attempts to discourage reactions can best be answered by showing the leftists’ reactions and concrete results. A case in point is the horrific Drag Queen Story Hours that invaded American libraries over the last few years. Concerned parents and … Read more
The left is taking the country to chaos through bizarre misinterpretations of the law. No longer relying upon precedent or even the strict lines of the Constitution, just about anything can be legally justified—abortion, assisted suicide, complete sexual license, new “transgender rights,” pronoun tyranny and other practices. Law is fluid and changeable to whatever suits … Read more
When the Republican Senator Ben Sasse’s name emerged as a potential President for the University of Florida, some students and many faculty members roiled with anger. No Confidence The Faculty Senate proposed a vote of “no confidence” to the Board of Trustees, which passed 67 to 15. Order Today: Return to Order: From a Frenzied … Read more
