Posts with the category “opinion”
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The Existential Threat of CRT: State-Sponsored Racism
October 21st, 2021
By Ken BlackwellSmall victories are still victories, and worth celebrating. So, as we—all Americans—come to realize just how much critical race theory has come to permeate our discourse and our dialog... Read More
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Netflix's 'Defense' of Dave Chappelle
October 21st, 2021
By Larry ElderMany conservatives praised Netflix for "standing up to cancel culture" by defending its decision to carry Dave Chappelle's comedy special, "The Closer."Critics in the LGBTQ community acc... Read More
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The End of Risk and the End of Civilization
October 20th, 2021
By Ben ShapiroHuman beings aren't great at assessing risk.In 1979, psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky posited a new branch of behavioral economics, which they titled prospect theory. One o... Read More
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American Optimist
October 20th, 2021
By John StosselThere's so much negative news these days. I was glad to see that a new podcast, "American Optimist," features good things that are coming.It's hosted by Palantir founder and venture cap... Read More
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They were Proud Americans
October 17th, 2021
By Patrick HallIn the late 1990s, I found myself working as a Branch Library Supervisor in Calexico, California. Calexico is located in the Imperial Valley Region of Southern California, whose primary... Read More
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Stop Drinking CRT’s Deceptive Kool-Aid!
October 15th, 2021
By Dr. Eric WallaceThe current furor over Black Lives Matter (BLM) and Critical Race Theory (CRT) spreading into the church reminds me of Paul’s letter to the church in Galatia. In chapter one verse s... Read More
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Facebook 'Whistleblower' Blows Off the Real Scandal
October 14th, 2021
By Larry ElderStop the presses: Facebook seeks to maximize profits.Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee, appeared on "60 Minutes," where she slammed Facebook, a publicly owned corporation, for "... Read More
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Let Life Resume
October 13th, 2021
By John StosselAmerica remains bound by often extreme pandemic restrictions.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends staying 6 feet away from others. In Oregon, everyone must wear a m... Read More
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The Nation in the Bubble
October 13th, 2021
By Ben ShapiroThis week, the Biden administration received just the latest slap in the face from cruel reality: An economic report showing just 194,000 jobs added in the month of September, short of t... Read More
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Covid Wars--Fear Not
October 11th, 2021
By Alveda KingATLANTA, Oct. 1, 2021 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is submitted by evangelist Alveda King, she is available for comment:Please forgive the starkness of the theme of this message... Read More
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L.A. County DA: Where\'s the Justice for Murder Victim Michelle Avan?
October 7th, 2021
By Larry ElderMichelle Avan, a Los Angeles, California, bank executive, was tortured and beaten to death, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend. He faces murder and first-degree robbery charges that, without ... Read More
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What if 'Polarization' Isn't the Big Problem?
October 6th, 2021
By Ben ShapiroThis week, the University of Virginia Center for Politics released a poll surveying Americans' feelings about their political opponents. According to the poll, 80% of Biden voters and 84... Read More
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Scissors
October 4th, 2021
By Patrick HallI believe it was in the early 1980s when I had the opportunity to visit my hometown after spending over six years not seeing my mother nor any of my twelve siblings. I had spent the pre... Read More
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The California Recall: Enter Snoop Dogg and Barack Obama
September 30th, 2021
By Larry ElderAt one point, polls showed the odds of recalling California Gov. Gavin Newsom looked 50-50. It was at that point that the scared, embattled governor sent out a mayday call to Hollywood a... Read More
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No, Government Spending Isn't 'Zero Cost'
September 29th, 2021
By Ben ShapiroThis week, President Joe Biden made the incredible statement -- sycophantically repeated by the press -- that his $3.5 trillion budget bill, which includes major spending initiatives on ... Read More
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Smeared
September 29th, 2021
By John StosselI just sued Facebook.I didn't want to sue. I hate lawsuits. I tried for a year to reach someone at Facebook to fix things, but Facebook wouldn't.Here's the problem: Facebook uses "indep... Read More
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We Don’t Need to Re-Imagine the Police - Part 2
September 24th, 2021
By Patrick HallWhen things have gotten entirely out of kilter with the socio-political narrative of police killing black Americans, a delegation of diplomats of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) emplo... Read More
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Reflection of My Failed Campaign
September 24th, 2021
By Larry ElderI want to thank the distributor of my articles, Creators Syndicate, for allowing me to take eight weeks off from writing my weekly column so I could campaign to recall and replace the go... Read More
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When Politicians Call For 'Fairness,' They're Usually Lying
September 22nd, 2021
By Ben ShapiroThis week, President Joe Biden attempted to inject life into his ailing presidency by dragging out of the closet the hoariest of political cliches: "fairness" in taxation. Touting his ne... Read More
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Charity That Changes Lives
September 22nd, 2021
By John StosselGovernment-run schools fail kids.Teachers unions and education bureaucrats say, "We need more money!"But America already spends a fortune on public schools.My town, New York City, spend... Read More
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I Spent the Summer in the South. What They\'re Telling You About Racism There Is Wrong
September 16th, 2021
By Charles LoveWhile attending a dinner party some years ago, my wife was raving about a recent trip we had taken. She was telling a friend—who is black, like my wife and me—that we flew to Memphis, T... Read More
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We Don’t Need to Re-Imagine the Police - Part 1
September 16th, 2021
By Patrick HallI’m a recovering Progressive Liberal Democrat, now in my fifth decade of sobriety. However, I can recall a time in my socio-political evolution when I, and many of the individuals I ass... Read More
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Corporate Welfare
September 15th, 2021
By John StosselToday's politicians want to spend more on EVERYTHING: Amtrak subsidies, sports stadium subsidies, green energy subsidies, even fossil fuel subsidies ...President Joe Biden says the hand... Read More
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Our Elective Monarchy
September 15th, 2021
By Ben ShapiroIn 1629, frustrated by the unwillingness of Parliament to grant him taxation power, King Charles I of England dissolved the body and had nine members arrested. He did not recall Parliame... Read More
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Colorblind Is the Moral Ideal
September 10th, 2021
By Dennis Prager[Editor's Note: Attention readers: Ben Shapiro is off this week. Please enjoy the following column by Dennis Prager.]There is little that reveals the immorality and dishonesty of the l... Read More
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Toxic Victimhood
September 8th, 2021
By John StosselAre you a racist?All white people are, says "White Fragility" author Robin DiAngelo.Race explains everything, says bestselling "How to Be an Antiracist" author Ibram X. Kendi. "Every po... Read More
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America's Slow Suicide
September 1st, 2021
By Ben ShapiroGreek mythology tells the tale of Erysichthon, the powerful King of Thessaly. The story goes that Erysichthon, seeking wood, ordered the trees in a sacred grove to be cut. When his worke... Read More
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Mandate Vaccine?
September 1st, 2021
By John StosselPoliticians love force.The idea of leaving us alone to make our own decisions goes against their nature.To be sure, civilized society sometimes needs government force: police to punish ... Read More
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Welcome to the Forever Pandemic
August 25th, 2021
By Ben ShapiroThis week, as President Joe Biden attempted desperately to distract from his ongoing surrender in Afghanistan and the attendant chaos in its wake, the White House turned its eyes once ag... Read More
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Lessons from Georgia
August 25th, 2021
By John StosselGeorgia (the ex-Soviet Republic, not the U.S. state) is now a remarkable success story.Its economy is growing at 5% per year, and the country ranks ahead of the United States in economi... Read More
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Biden Chooses Decline
August 18th, 2021
By Ben ShapiroIn November 2009, the late Charles Krauthammer gave a seminal speech, titled "Decline Is a Choice." In it, Krauthammer stated, "The question of whether America is in decline cannot be an... Read More
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Coronavirus Censorship
August 18th, 2021
By John StosselYouTube just froze Sen. Rand Paul's YouTube channel.That's just wrong. Small-minded. Counterproductive.YouTube says Paul violated their COVID-19 misinformation policy when he told an in... Read More
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The Demise of the Love Gov
August 13th, 2021
By Ben ShapiroThis week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York resigned his office. It was a stunning turnabout for a man who had been proclaimed a hero of the republic by the entire media just last year, eve... Read More
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Silenced!
August 11th, 2021
By John StosselAre they still protesting in Cuba?I don't know.The Cuban government has shut off the Cuban people's internet.The big demonstrations began four weeks ago, sparked, curiously, by a rap so... Read More
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White Privilege, Blah…Blah...Blah? - Part II
August 10th, 2021
By Patrick HallA famous economist once said, when you subsidize something, you get more of it. In the case of the welfare state, we got acceleration in the breakdown of the black family. Single-paren... Read More
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White Privilege…blah…blah…blah? Part I
August 8th, 2021
By Patrick HallIt begins. Again! It could have been at a Students-for-a-Democrat-Society rally back in the late 1960s, or in more recent times, as an integral part of a speech by AOC, Barrack Obama, o... Read More
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Unfair Competition
August 4th, 2021
By John Stossel"Why do I have to compete against a male body?" complains mountain bike racer Leia Schneeberger in my new video.She and others are upset because today, some transgender women, people bo... Read More
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When Does the COVID-19 Panic End?
August 4th, 2021
By Ben ShapiroTwo weeks to slow the spread.That was the original rationale for the lockdowns, masking and social distancing: Prevent transmission of the coronavirus so that Americans could be assured ... Read More
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Our Empathetic Authoritarians
July 28th, 2021
By Ben ShapiroAmerica has a crisis of empathy.That crisis isn't expressed as lack of charitable giving: Americans give approximately seven times what Europeans do to charity per capita. And it isn't e... Read More
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Heterodox Liberal Thinkers: Please Stop Throwing Us Conservatives Under the Bus
July 24th, 2021
By Charles LoveFor a long time, the battle lines of our current culture war were clearly partisan. As identity politics took hold and went from a political tactic to the hegemonic liberal view, fighti... Read More
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Why Aren't Conservative Women Recognized During Women's History Month?Everyday RacismSystemic Delusion – Part IProgressives against Civil RightsCartoon 3/30/21Destroying Public SafetyWoke CollegesNo, the Derek Chauvin Trial Isn''t a Referendum on American RacismCartoon 3/31/21Systemic Delusion - Part II
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