Jussie Smollett and the corrupt nexus between race and money

As Jussie Smollett’s trial finally comes to a close, we shouldn’t forget that he did it for the money, using racial resentment for his own fame and fortune.  He understood that stoking racial flames is big business in America today.  How is that possible in a country supposedly run by white supremacists for white supremacists?… Continue reading Jussie Smollett and the corrupt nexus between race and money

Thanksgiving: Progressives take aim at turkey and the entire 400-year old tradition in a desperate attempt to destroy yet another holiday

For many progressives, the spirit of giving thanks has been replaced by endless self-flagellation for our perceived past and future sins.  You will mourn events that happened hundreds of years ago and fear events that might happen a hundred years from now if you don’t confess your own sins and adopt their socialist solutions. For… Continue reading Thanksgiving: Progressives take aim at turkey and the entire 400-year old tradition in a desperate attempt to destroy yet another holiday

The Wheel of Time turns into a big-budget TV adaptation, but will the original author finally get the credit he deserves?

Robert Jordan created the most complex, detailed, and intricate fantasy world in the history of literature, but few people outside the genre know his name.  As Amazon’s The Wheel of Time prompts comparisons to Game of Thrones, it’s worth considering the extent of Robert Jordan’s genius and whether audiences have the patience to see it… Continue reading The Wheel of Time turns into a big-budget TV adaptation, but will the original author finally get the credit he deserves?

Critical Race Theory: Yes, the FBI is targeting parents and progressives continue to lie about it, even as they promise to get more aggressive

The battle over Critical Race Theory is frequently depicted as a fight over “honest history,” but history isn’t the point.  The fight is really over the future, as progressives seek to redefine the history of America to one of endless, intentional oppression and racism.  The goal is to make the country irredeemable and undermine our… Continue reading Critical Race Theory: Yes, the FBI is targeting parents and progressives continue to lie about it, even as they promise to get more aggressive

Kyle Rittenhouse and the collapse of common sense and decency

If a 17-year old white kid involved in a tragic incident with three white adults can divide the entire country along partisan lines, raising the specter of white supremacy and white privilege, is there anything that can’t? No one should know Kyle Rittenhouse’s name.  In some slightly more rational world, he would be a normal,… Continue reading Kyle Rittenhouse and the collapse of common sense and decency

Dune and the inescapable insanity of woke art criticism

Dune is a good film and an even better book, but that’s not enough in the year 2021.  It isn’t a “white savior” narrative either, though someone, somewhere said it might be.  Therefore, the woke have no choice but to act as if it is, even as most of them know it’s not.  And don’t… Continue reading Dune and the inescapable insanity of woke art criticism

The ever-changing language of the left and the never ending pursuit of power

The explosion of new words and phrases, from BIPOC to Latinx to systemic racism, is no accident or organic development.  The goal is to change the terms of the debate and advance progressive policies, controlling the language to reorganize the world around intersectionality, Critical Race Theory, and other leftist goals straight out of George Orwell’s… Continue reading The ever-changing language of the left and the never ending pursuit of power

Gender, a modest proposal: Let’s give up on the concept entirely and start classifying people by their appendages or lack thereof

If there are 50 odd genders, some of which are fluid or binary, the concept of gender itself has lost all meaning and ceases to be of any value.  In England, lesbian women are being pressured into sex with biological men.  In Canada and the United States, a legendary feminist is attacked for merely noting… Continue reading Gender, a modest proposal: Let’s give up on the concept entirely and start classifying people by their appendages or lack thereof

Superman is gay, or at least bisexual, James Bond should be a woman, minority, or gay, and Tolkien needs a woke makeover

It’s past time to admit the stewards of these legendary works don’t really like the source material all that much, so they insist on tearing it down in the name of diversity until it becomes unrecognizable.  Sadly, it’s the same impulse driving the progressive left and Critical Race Theory. This week D.C. Comics announced that… Continue reading Superman is gay, or at least bisexual, James Bond should be a woman, minority, or gay, and Tolkien needs a woke makeover

Ronnie James Dio is the most underrated singer-songwriter of all time

The late, great heavy metal god recorded 20 albums, multiple side projects, and played hundreds of shows.  From “Heaven and Hell” to “Holy Diver,” Dio wrote  hard rock classics for four different bands, and yet he’s not even in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and his supreme talent remains rarely acknowledged outside of… Continue reading Ronnie James Dio is the most underrated singer-songwriter of all time