culture war
How Judy Blume broke rules, offended parents, took on Pat Buchanan and shut down Twitter mobs
A new book celebrates the beloved author's impact on a generation of young readers.
Louisiana becomes first state to mandate that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms
Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry...
Jillian Michaels sounds off on how 'woke victimology poker' drove her out of California: 'Too crazy for me'
Fitness guru Jillian Michaels went off on how "insane" her home state of California has become in recent years and how "woke victimology poker" drove her away.
How the #Resistance put 'good leftist' Nellie Bowles out in the scold
Bowles is holding up a mirror to ultra-progressives who gave us "fiery but mostly peaceful protests" — and who're too fanatical to see they're farcical.
Dogs slammed as ‘settler-colonial’ as pooches and owners blamed for 'gentrifying’ NYC by woke activists
A scourge of colonizers are shamelessly marking their territory across Gotham, leaving a path of destruction in their wake as they lay waste to the traditions and customs of the...
Why Bill Cosby and Barbara Bush really hated 'The Simpsons'
A new book looks at the history of showbiz culture wars.
Arrest follows Fla. school district's approval of sex ed opposing 'male' and 'female'
A member of a local advisory council was escorted out of the meeting and arrested for allegedly shoving a police officer after a clash with a conservative activist.
Reagan’s ‘Endless War’ lesson, wokeism isn’t liberalism and other commentary
From the right: Reagan’s ‘Endless War’ Lesson “There are two ways to end a war,” thunders The Wall Street Journal’s William McGurn: “win it” or “lose it.” “ ‘Endless war’ lies...
California parents' war with state over right to know their kids are trans
Chino Valley school district, outside Los Angeles, is being sued by the state's AG to gag them from telling parents that their children are transitioning.
Red States drive growth, student-debt forgiveness 2.0 and other commentary
The economy President Biden “likes to brag about is powered by Republican states,” observes the Boston Herald editorial team.
Dems’ green ‘Achilles heel’, the Biden protection racket and other commentary
“Just 29 percent of voters” back the idea of a “rapid green transition to end the use of fossil fuels,” notes Ruy Teixeira, while “69 percent of very liberal Democrats...
Disney’s fallen in its own trap, Biden’s troubles are growing and other commentary
Gadfly: Disney’s Fallen in Its Own Trap “Some on the Right will reflexively cite” the smaller crowds at Disney theme parks this summer as “another example of ‘get woke, go...
This July 4, today's youth are unprepared to win a Revolutionary War
Could Americans today have won the Revolutionary War — and would they even have wanted to fight it?
Why it's time to embrace social conservatism
Social conservatism has reached the highest levels in more than a decade, according to a new Gallup poll. Over the past two years, the percentage of Americans identifying as socially liberal...
Can Trump win over the GOP as the 'moderate' in the race?
Perhaps the most moderate Republican candidate in the field as of this moment is Donald Trump.
Sorry, Randi: No one resents teachers or schools — just your leadership
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, claimed in USA Today that “MAGA Republicans” are destroying public schools and it’s up to parents and teachers to save them.
Hispanic Dems in CT want to ban 'Latinx' from state docs
Five Hispanic Democrats from the state have proposed legislation to outlaw the gender-neutral alternative to "Latino" or "Latina" that describes people of Latin American descent.
The woke university implosion — and what comes next
How ironic that universities are rushing to erode meritocratic standards — history's answer to the age-old, pre-civilizational bane of tribal, racial, class, elite and insider prejudices and bias that eventually...
What conservatives need to win the culture wars: creative visionaries
Trilling wanted “liberalism to be aware of the weak or wrong expressions of itself.”
DeSantis' winning formula: Smart, substantial 'culture war' stands plus nuts-and-bolts competence
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has built his profile by engaging in controversial cultural fights on critical race theory, gender ideology, and other “woke” issues.