Christina Sommers
Resident scholar, AEI. Former philosophy professor. Author of War Against Boys. Host of YouTube’s The Factual Feminist & co-host of weekly podcast @Femsplainers
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Princeton’s President Says His School Is Racist—So Betsy DeVos Launched An Investigation
Last week, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it is investigating Princeton University for violating the Civil Rights Act after the university's president declared that "racist assumptions" remain "embedded" in the institution.
Some Protests Against Police Brutality Take a More Confrontational Approach
The protests are moving into white residential neighborhoods, where activists demand that people choose a side.
What We Believe - Black Lives Matter
Four years ago, what is now known as the Black Lives Matter Global Network began to organize. It started out as a chapter-based, member-led organization whose mission was to build local power and to intervene when violence was…
Down the 1619 Project’s Memory Hole - Quillette
The history of the American Revolution isn’t the only thing the New York Times is revising through its 1619 Project. The “paper of record” has also taken to quietly altering the published text of the project itself after one of its claims came under...
Canadian constitutional law professor after RBG's death: 'Burn Congress down before letting Trump try to appoint anyone to SCOTUS'
A constitutional law professor in Canada called for burning the U.S. Congress to the ground in the wake of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death.
Now recovering, Ortiz says coronavirus 'no joke'
David Ortiz says he's recovering from COVID-19 and said the virus "is no joke."
What I think I am nearly certain about - Marginal REVOLUTION
My apologies if this list sounds dogmatic or polemic. I’m not trying to persuade you (now), I’m simply listing the inner contents of my mind, so you may compare this with my post on what I am uncertain about. Here is an incomplete and desultory...
The Elevate Prize Foundation Announces Top 20 Global Finalists Competing for $5M Philanthropic Award
The Elevate Prize Foundation announces its top 20 finalists in the running for the inaugural $5M Elevate Prize.
Four Reasons to Doubt Mitch McConnell’s Power
For once, he may be on the wrong side of a power dynamic.
Why Biden isn’t a Trojan horse for the left
Our democratic system has checked both parties’ worst ideological excesses. If Biden is elected, he won't be able to pass a left-wing agenda even if he wanted to.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, supreme court justice and champion of women's rights, dies aged 87 – live
Beloved justice, who was a crucial liberal vote on the court, became a legal, cultural and feminist icon
The Inclusive Case for 1776, Not 1619
Academic historians, conservatives, and Trotskyite socialists rightly reject The New York Times’s reframing of the past.
J.K. Rowling book burning videos are spreading like wildfire across TikTok
"While the reader's perspective is an important part of interpretation and meaning, it is impossible to completely divorce a work from its creator," a TikTok creator said in a video while burning "Harry Potter" books.
Marco Rubio, Rick Scott Want Permanent Daylight Saving Time
Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott have filed a bill that would put Florida on year-round daylight saving time, skipping the time change scheduled for Nov. 1.
This Is How Biden Should Approach the Latino Vote
Some ways of talking about race and class are more effective politically. And not just with Hispanics.