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Category Archives: Culture
Fergusonismo
Why report the news, when you can help create a national news narrative? In the JYT, Julie Turkewitz (ahem) and Richard Oppel Jr (ahem) have a piece titled “Killing Seen as a ‘Ferguson’ Moment for Hispanics”. The shooting of a … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Marxism, Hispanics, MSM
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Non-White Trans Lives Matter
It seems the POC (people of color) transgenders are upset at the glowing media coverage of white transgender suicides (“Trans Women of Color Deserve to Be Mourned as Much as Leelah Alcorn”). When you compound the absurdities that is World … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Wars
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The 2nd Court Jester Exits
Of Jonathan Leibowitz’s decision to leave The Daily Show, Hank Stuever has a piece in WaPo titled “It was time for Jon Stewart to wrap up the joke anyway”. The piece actually begins thusly: Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart got in … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Wars, TV
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The Professor & the Career-Ending Blog Post
“Stripping a Professor of Tenure Over a Blog Post” is a blow by blow account of the circumstances surrounding one professor (obviously a conservative) being stripped of tenure for a blog post he made: Professor John McAdams is being stripped … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Political Correctness
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De-Sacralization of Immigration Policy
John Derbyshire has an excellent column on the De-Sacralization of Immigration Policy.
Posted in Culture, Immigration
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Public vs. Scientists on Science and Society
Interesting poll results from Pew (“Public and Scientists’ Views on Science and Society“):
Posted in Culture
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NYT & the 3rd Gender
World War T marches on. Less than a week ago, CUNY banned professors and staff — banned, that is, not just recommended — from addressing graduate students by “Mr.” or “Mrs.” From a bastion of the movement, the NYT (“University … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Wars, MSM
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NPR is Too White
From the ‘You Can’t Make This Sh*t Up’ files, WaPo reports on NPR hand-wringing about it’s intolerable whiteness (Hat tip: AmRen): It’s a question sometimes whispered but never boldly confronted: Does NPR, and public radio in general, sound too “white”? … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Marxism, MSM, Race
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A Real ‘Passion of the Christ’ Crowd
Michael Moore perfectly captures liberal elite disdain for all-things-traditional and all-things-military. From FNC: In a long question and answer session published on the website Vice.com, Moore, who was widely criticized by everyone from Kid Rock to John McCain for tweets … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Wars, Film, Left
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Move Along, Nothing to See Here
The Organizer’s P.C.-fueled, semantic gymnastics are getting downright hilarious: (CNN) – President Barack Obama once again refused to label the fight against terrorism as a war on radical Islam or any kind of “religious war,” insisting that such labels hurt … Continue reading
Posted in Democrat Party, Islam, Political Correctness
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