#What conservatives need to win the culture wars: creative visionaries

#What conservatives need to win the culture wars: creative visionaries

“What conservatives need to win the culture wars: creative visionaries” A famous passage in the preface to Lionel Trilling’s book “The Liberal Imagination” is widely quoted and just as widely misunderstood. Trilling, a Columbia University professor and literary critic, wrote that at the time — this was 1950 — there was no articulate conservative or reactionary thought…

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#DeSantis’ winning formula: Smart, substantial ‘culture war’ stands plus nuts-and-bolts competence

#DeSantis’ winning formula: Smart, substantial ‘culture war’ stands plus nuts-and-bolts competence

“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. If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on Google News too, click on…

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#Watergate gave rise to the culture war

#Watergate gave rise to the culture war

“Watergate gave rise to the culture war” Fifty years ago Friday, five men were arrested for burglarizing the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate complex. That set off a sad chain of events that changed the course of American history — and gave rise to an increasingly leftist ruling class that’s weaponized key institutions, including the press, national-security apparatus…

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#Disney totally earned its slapdown from Florida lawmakers

#Disney totally earned its slapdown from Florida lawmakers

“Disney totally earned its slapdown from Florida lawmakers” Just like that, tyranny has descended on Florida. The state legislature, with the support of Gov. Ron DeSantis, voted to repeal the “special independent district” enjoyed by Disney for half-a-century.  This is a sign, we are told, of the advent of an American authoritarianism that brooks no dissent…

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#Elon Musk says ‘woke mind virus’ makes Netflix ‘unwatchable’

#Elon Musk says ‘woke mind virus’ makes Netflix ‘unwatchable’

“Elon Musk says ‘woke mind virus’ makes Netflix ‘unwatchable’” Elon Musk said Netflix is shedding subscribers because its programming has been infected by the “woke mind virus” which has made the streaming service “unwatchable.” Tesla’s billionaire boss was reacting to Netflix’s share price tanking in pre-market trading on Wednesday after the California-based company revealed it…

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#’I should be allowed to do it’

#’I should be allowed to do it’

“‘I should be allowed to do it’” One of America’s most acclaimed authors is wading into the culture wars, saying she believes she should be able to create characters from a diverse range of backgrounds. Anne Tyler, 80, spoke out on the issue in an interview with the Sunday Times, stating, “I’m astonished by the…

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#Media tar concerned parents as racists and other commentary

#Media tar concerned parents as racists and other commentary

“#Media tar concerned parents as racists and other commentary” Libertarian: Media Keep Insulting Parents “Not a day goes by without the media comparing raucous school board meetings to the January 6 Capitol Hill riots, attributing the increase in parental outrage to racism,” gripes Reason’s Matt Welch. “Framing devices that distort the depiction of an important…

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#Woke activists hurt cause with ‘self-righteous toxicity’

#Woke activists hurt cause with ‘self-righteous toxicity’

“#Woke activists hurt cause with ‘self-righteous toxicity’” Woke activists often ruin their own causes with “narcissism” and “self-righteous toxicity,” a left-wing UK think tank said Monday. The Fabian Society, a “democratically governed socialist society” founded in 1884, warned in a pamphlet published Monday that petty in-fighting often gets in the way of progressives winning what…

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#Behind Ben Rhodes’ rage and other commentary

#Behind Ben Rhodes’ rage and other commentary

“#Behind Ben Rhodes’ rage and other commentary” Trump vet: Behind Ben Rhodes’ Rage For evidence of “the left’s propensity to vilify” the right, you “could hardly do better” than Obama aide Ben Rhodes’ new book, “After the Fall,” snarks Trump official Peter Berkowitz at The Washington Free Beacon. The work proves Rhodes is “an imperious…

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