A Wonderful Rational Feminist

The Aug. 20th edition of Common Sense with Bari Weiss concerned Louise Perry’s recently published book “The Case Against the Sexual Revolution.” Headlined “I’m 30. The Sexual Revolution Shackled My Generation,” it was subtitled “Sexual symmetry between men and women was, is, and always will be a lie.” Insisting she remains a feminist and not …

Today’s McCarthyism

The Woke Left is utterly lacking in self-awareness, utterly unaware of the irony of its habit of cancelling/firing/destroying anyone who disagrees with its “enlightened” agenda. On Friday, Dec. 30, sports broadcaster Gary Hahn, in reporting the score of the Sun Bowl being played in El Paso, Texas, preceded it with the adverbial phrase: “Amongst the …

The Cancer of Environmental Fanaticism

Larry Summers is an economist who held positions in both the Clinton and Obama administrations. Certainly no “conservative,” he nevertheless seems committed to a rational as opposed to slavishly ideological perspective. Interviewed on Wall Street Week on Oct. 7, he willingly admitted that Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline as well as his hostility …

The Left’s Nonsensical anti-Western narrative

I have read dozens of articles celebrating the respect for Nature evident in the cultures of various Indigenous peoples around the world. One such piece published in The N.Y. Times of Nov. 26 and written by Ross Douthat was entitled: “What Is Indigenous Power?” Implicit throughout the article is its author’s disdain for “Columbus and …

Tulsi Gabbard: Conscience over Politics!

In October, Tulsi Gabbard, former Representative from Hawaii, announced that she was leaving the Democratic Party. While not affiliating herself with the Republicans, her critique of the contemporary scene reflected the same rational perspective I associate with “conservatism,” a perspective shared by the host of commentators to whom I regularly refer, individuals preeminently guided by …

Trump derangement syndrome …. It’s a real thing!

I have just re-read a Brian Stelter article written for The N. Y. Times of Aug. 29, 2020. Entitled “Trump’s Favorite Four-Letter Word,” it cites the former president’s increasing use of the term “hoax” to denounce the mainstream news and much of what it was saying about him as the November election approached. To refer …