Wait, so do the Notre Dame students want to hear President Donald Trump speak instead? Notre Dame decided not to extend the speech invitation to President Trump, breaking a tradition since President Dwight Eisenhower. Instead, the administration invited Vice President Mike Pence. Yet, some students at Notre Dame protested the decision to let Pence speak […]
This is not a joke: Liberal black activists have launched a monthly “subscription box” designed for white people “to not only financially support Black femme freedom fighters, but also complete measurable tasks in the fight against white supremacy.” The subscription service is called Safety Pin Box and was launched last week. Wearing a safety pin […]
Christina Hoff Sommers blasted radical feminism in a piece at the Washington Post: Feminism is drowning in myth-information. Advocates never tire of telling us that women are cheated out of nearly a quarter of their salary; that one in four college women is sexually assaulted, or that women are facing an epidemic of online abuse […]
Since when is patriotism offensive or ‘divisive’? Apparently, it’s after a Republican wins the White House, at least to administrators at the Loyola Maryland University in Baltimore, Maryland.
This from our friends at AIA: From Campus Reform: Campus Reform initially reported on the display’s hostility towards the Pilgrims, promoting “facts” such as “Native Americans provided most of the food but naturally the white settlers took credit” and “the majority of pilgrims couldn’t farm or build anything.” Now, the board has been updated with […]
From Task and Purpose: The Marine Corps is asking tough questions of itself after the death of a Muslim recruit sparked an investigation that could lead to administrative or legal action against up to 20 enlisted and officer personnel. But any dialogue about how recruits are made into Marines must also include a frank discussion […]
Below is a portion of a great piece at the National Review on why Christopher Columbus is important to American history and idea of American exceptionalism: One man, two narratives: 1. Born to a working-class wool weaver in the port city of Genoa, Italy, Cristoforo Colombo apprenticed as a sailor and went to sea as […]
It’s an interesting column on why a one-size-fits-all name should be offensive to Native Americans and indigenous people for putting their entire people in a general category, without giving context on their accomplishments: The emptiness of the gesture is there right in the name of the day: It’s not Tecumseh Day or Ira Hayes Day […]
The FBI scrubbed references to radical Islam and ISIS from Omar Mateen’s 911 call transcript. Might as well erase the narrative if you have the power to, right? *sarcasm* The FBI on Monday defended its decision not to include references to the Islamic State in the transcript of Omar Mateen’s phone call with authorities last week, […]