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
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Busting the College-<br>Industrial Complex
Nationalaffairs.com 215d 22 tweets
Even as reformers across the political spectrum have pushed to remove a variety of barriers to work, the biggest and most significant barrier to employment in American life — the use of the college degree as a default hiring device — has gone...
A Matter of Facts
The Atlantic 7h 10 tweets
The New York Times’ 1619 Project launched with the best of intentions, but has been undermined by some of its claims.
Building Institutions That Last
Medium 26h 2 tweets
Review: A Time to Build by Yuval Levin
Why Everyone’s Angry About American Dirt
Slate Magazine 18h 2 tweets
It involves four different New York Times articles.
Christina Sommers 🧢 Don’t miss this shitshow 13h
An interview with historian Clayborne Carson on the New York Times’ 1619 Project
Wsws.org 7d 3 tweets
Professor Carson is professor of history at Stanford University and director of its Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. He is the author and editor of numerous books on King and the civil rights movement.
Christina Sommers 🧢 An interview with historian Clayborne Carson on the New York Times’ 1619 Project - World Socialist Web Site 16h
Opinion: The indisputable and spiritual argument for a female president
The Independent 17h 6 tweets
It's not about women or men — it's about a feminine way of approaching politics that politicians of all stripes have shown, including Andrew Yang
‎Banter: An AEI Podcast: Ross Douthat on cancel culture, religion in America, and the sad state of Star Wars on Apple Podcasts
Apple Podcasts 21h 1 tweets
‎Show Banter: An AEI Podcast, Ep Ross Douthat on cancel culture, religion in America, and the sad state of Star Wars - Jan 20, 2020
The Femsplainers Podcast: Season 5, Episode 15: Season finalĂŠ
American Enterprise Institute - AEI 16d 1 tweets
Susan Rice joins Christina & Danielle for a festive glass of wine and a remarkably candid conversation about the private side of her very public life — from growing up in D.C. amidst race riots to fending off Putin’s advances as National Security...
KFC apologises for 'sexist' ad that shows young boys staring at woman's breasts
the Guardian 37h 4 tweets
Campaign group Collective Shout calls out ad for reinforcing ‘tired and archaic stereotypes’ and objectifying women
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Christina Sommers 🧢 First of all, the ⁦⁩ ad is funny. Also, the young woman is delightful. The distressed mom, worried little kid in back, mesmerized boy in front—an amusing, human situation. KFC should not pull ad. Don’t let the scolds win 23h
Bills to protect student journalists introduced in Virginia
FIRE 24h 1 tweets
Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly have bills pending that FIRE supports because they would better protect student journalists from censorship. 
Don't fear the liberals on your campus ft. Christina Hoff Sommers | #TruthStraightUp
YouTube 27h 3 tweets
The pursuit of truth has been replaced by the protection of feelings in higher education. Colleges are now carried away with wacky gender politics, safe spac...
A Year Ago, the Media Mangled the Covington Catholic Story. What Happened Next Was Even Worse.
Robby Soave - Reason.com 29h 10 tweets
On the weekend of January 18, 2019, a short video appeared on Twitter that purported to show a group of
IEA Conversations: The last decade was the best in human history
Matt Ridley - Rationaloptimist.com 6d 12 tweets
I appeared on the Institute of Economic Affairs podcast with Darren Grimes to discuss why we've just had the best decade in human history
I’m a Liberal Who Thinks Immigration Must Be Restricted
Nytimes.com 5d 3 tweets
Immigration can invigorate the country. But when it is poorly managed, it can cause social division — just as it’s doing right now.
Glenn Greenwald Speaks: Bolsonaro Is Trying to Silence Me
Lloyd Grove - The Daily Beast 28h 7 tweets
The charges are “an obvious attempt to attack a free press in retaliation for the revelations we reported about... the Bolsonaro government,” Greenwald told The Daily Beast.
Glenn Greenwald Charged With Cybercrimes in Brazil
Ernesto LondoĂąo - Nytimes.com 28h 67 tweets
Mr. Greenwald is accused of being part of a “criminal investigation” that hacked into the cellphones of prosecutors and public officials.
Seriously, What Was Comme des Garçons Thinking?
Teen Vogue - Teen Vogue 3d 1 tweets
The fashion brand sent white models down the runway in cornrows.
Review: Politics reigned at the Golden Globes. Too bad Ricky Gervais didn't notice
Lorraine Ali - Los Angeles Times 17d 4 tweets
Host Ricky Gervais told Sunday night's Golden Globes winners to stay away from politics. It fell on deaf ears — and the telecast fell flat in the process.
Social Climbers Charts: Ricky Gervais Goes No. 1 With Golden Globes Gig
The Hollywood Reporter 10d 3 tweets
The charts rank the most popular personalities and TV shows based on data from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
‘American Dirt’ Plunges Readers Into the Border Crisis
Nytimes.com 51h 4 tweets
Jeanine Cummins’s third novel follows a mother and son on their harrowing attempt to escape from Mexico, cartel assassins at their heels.