Why Trump’s massive victory gives me hope for the future and renewed pride in the American experiment

The people have spoken and they have shouted:  We will not be told what to do, what to think, what to believe, how to act, how to live, and how to vote in record numbers.  At the risk of sounding like Michelle Obama, I have never been more proud of my country than last Tuesday… Continue reading Why Trump’s massive victory gives me hope for the future and renewed pride in the American experiment

Personal lessons in the wonders and limits of diversity

Diversity, if we take that to mean the richness of experience and ways of life, requires people to stick with their own to some extent and exclude others from some things.  I was born and bred in majority white towns, a proud member of Generation X who grew up in the 1980s.  Throughout my grade… Continue reading Personal lessons in the wonders and limits of diversity

NPR, the corrupt media, and why Trump needs to win

A senior editor at NPR reveals how the media outlet intentionally distorted or outright spiked three major stories in recent years, and how the newsroom has been transformed into a progressive advocacy group, aligned against Donald Trump, and willing to lie to get what they want. Earlier this week, National Public Radio’s senior business editor… Continue reading NPR, the corrupt media, and why Trump needs to win

DEI will not go quietly into that good night

It’s a centerpiece of the entire plan to remake America in a purely progressive image and it will not be easy to defeat.  Recent victories aside, conservatives shouldn’t be celebrating.  They should be girding for a much longer battle ahead. Harvard President Claudine Gay’s fall from grace earlier this month, complete with a golden parachute… Continue reading DEI will not go quietly into that good night

Transgender and the false promise of normalcy

One should hope that each of us aspires to learn more about the world and people different from ourselves, but the key to finding strength in your uniqueness is accepting it, not clamoring for meaningless representation and false promises. Last week, a transgender woman, Rikkie Valeria Kolle, was crowned Miss Netherlands, the first to win… Continue reading Transgender and the false promise of normalcy