John Hawkins, If self-delusion were magic, average liberals would be David Blaine, David Copperfield and Houdini all rolled up into one. Most of what they say has no relation to what they’re doing, the policies they push rarely work and logic might as well be a strange, alien language to them. Since that’s the case,
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Therapeutic Universities and Soft Despotism
Bruce Thornton, The safe-space’s heart of darkness. The phenomenon of rich, privileged “snowflake” college students demanding “safe spaces” from “microagressions” rightly provokes derision and scorn from normal people. Those who live among the slings and arrows of the real world, where actions have consequences and one’s delicate self-esteem is a matter of indifference, can only
The Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act
Congressman Mike Coffman, As a Marine Corps combat veteran, who served in both Iraq wars, I know that coming home is perhaps one of the most challenging things that veterans do. We don’t want to leave those with whom we have served behind, yet at some point they will have to reintegrate into civilian life—this
What Is a Narcissistic Person? IT’S ALL ABOUT ME – Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Dr. Louise Stanger, So, what is a narcissistic personality disorder? It’s often defined as a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others. But behind this mask of ultra-confidence lies a fragile self-esteem that’s vulnerable to the slightest
Assange lashes out against CIA after Pompeo rips WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accused the CIA of trying to “subvert” his First Amendment rights after agency Director Mike Pompeo called the group a “non-state hostile intelligence service” that is often abetted by “state actors like Russia.” “History shows the danger of allowing the CIA or any intelligence agency, whose very modus operandi includes misdirection
CIA’s Pompeo rips WikiLeaks as ‘hostile intelligence service’ abetted by Russia
CIA Director Mike Pompeo, in his first speech since taking over the agency, lambasted WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange — calling the group a “non-state hostile intelligence service” that is often abetted by “state actors like Russia.” Speaking Thursday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Pompeo called Assange a “fraud,” someone with no
Former Atheist Lee Strobel in His Own Words
Jerry Newcombe, Atheist Lee Strobel served as the legal affairs editor for The Chicago Tribune, having graduated from Yale Law School. But his wife, Leslie, went to church one Sunday morning. To win his wife back to their blissful state of unbelief, Strobel went on a quest to use his investigative journalist skills to debunk
Groupthink on Campus: My “diversity statement.”
Bruce Bawer, In 2012 I published a book entitled The Victims’ Revolution: The Rise of Identity Studies and the Closing of the Liberal Mind. In it, I deplored the increasing fixation on group identity in the humanities and social sciences departments of American universities. That fixation, I noted, was coupled with “a preoccupation with the
Democrats say GOP is in a ‘lose-lose’ situation with health care vote
Declaring their uniform opposition to the American Health Care Act, House Democrats said Republicans should be “ashamed” of themselves and that Republicans who support it will be “tattooed” with their vote. “What is happening today is a lose-lose situation for the Republicans. It’s a lose-lose for the American people, that’s for sure. But the people
At What Age Do Millennials Consider Themselves Adults? The Answer Will Stun You.
Aaron Bandler, A new report has found that millennials don’t consider themselves adults until they reach the age of 30. Yes, you read that correctly. According to The Wrap, research compiled by David Poltrack, the chief research officer at CBS and their ratings expert, as well as Nielsen Catalina Solutions found that millennials consider themselves adults at
Feminist Moms Create ‘Hijab Barbies’ to Fight Racism
Paul Joseph Watson | Infowars, The hijab is a symbol of Islam’s brutal oppression of women. Three moms in Pittsburgh are creating ‘Hello Hijab’ Barbie-compatible Islamic headscarves to encourage “inclusivity” and fight racism, presumably unaware of the fact that the hijab is a symbol of Islam’s brutal oppression of women. Gisele Fetterman, Safaa Bokhari and
What Do We Talk About When We Don’t Talk About Lent?
John Kass, It happens to me every year when the ground is cold and wet in March, when polite Easter talk involves pepper and egg sandwiches, and later, chocolate bunnies and those sugary Peeps. It’s the time when I ask questions of myself that I can’t quite answer, like this one: As a Christian, how