The Victor Davis Hanson Podcast -- Episode 22: Limitations of Statues

The Left’s Culture War Cancels the Humble Along with the Mighty

You don’t have to be a celebrity, or an elite of the literary or journalistic realm, to be canceled. But the struggles of ordinary people who are being forced to suffer for not kowtowing to the Black Lives Matter movement or for voting for the wrong candidate don’t get noticed nearly as often. As illustrated ... Read More

Culture

The Left’s Culture War Cancels the Humble Along with the Mighty

By Jonathan S. Tobin

You don’t have to be a celebrity, or an elite of the literary or journalistic realm, to be canceled. But the struggles of ordinary people who are being forced to suffer for not kowtowing to the Black Lives Matter movement or for voting for the wrong candidate don’t get noticed nearly as often. As illustrated ... Read More

Politics & Policy

The Absolute Emptiness of ‘MAGA’ and ‘Black Lives Matter’

By Michael Brendan Dougherty

The two most powerful political slogans of our era are “Make America Great Again”, and “Black Lives Matter.” Both of them, once uttered, seemed to invite immediate, obvious, simple-minded rejoinders. “America is already great,” say Trump’s opponents. “All Lives Matter,” say those who are made ... Read More

Politics & Policy

The Absolute Emptiness of ‘MAGA’ and ‘Black Lives Matter’

By Michael Brendan Dougherty

The two most powerful political slogans of our era are “Make America Great Again”, and “Black Lives Matter.” Both of them, once uttered, seemed to invite immediate, obvious, simple-minded rejoinders. “America is already great,” say Trump’s opponents. “All Lives Matter,” say those who are made ... Read More

Video

Research: One Group Spread 65 Percent of All COVID-19 Cases across US

Thousands of travelers carried the coronavirus from New York around the United States in early March, triggering most of the new cases that erupted nationwide. Read More

Video

Research: One Group Spread 65 Percent of All COVID-19 Cases across US

Thousands of travelers carried the coronavirus from New York around the United States in early March, triggering most of the new cases that erupted nationwide. Read More

Law & the Courts

Biden Says He Would Rescind Exemption for Little Sisters of the Poor

By John McCormack

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden issued a statement Wednesday evening in which he said he is “disappointed in today's U.S. Supreme Court decision” in the case Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania. “I will restore the Obama-Biden policy that existed before the [2014 Supreme ... Read More

Law & the Courts

Biden Says He Would Rescind Exemption for Little Sisters of the Poor

By John McCormack

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden issued a statement Wednesday evening in which he said he is “disappointed in today's U.S. Supreme Court decision” in the case Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania. “I will restore the Obama-Biden policy that existed before the [2014 Supreme ... Read More

Culture

No One Is Ever Woke Enough

By Jim Geraghty

Closing out the week: The Harper’s letter calling for freedom of expression demonstrates that no one is ever “woke” enough, and that any institution that tries to make peace with the perpetually aggrieved eventually becomes dysfunctional; the value of Hamilton as a litmus test of the limits of cancel ... Read More

Culture

No One Is Ever Woke Enough

By Jim Geraghty

Closing out the week: The Harper’s letter calling for freedom of expression demonstrates that no one is ever “woke” enough, and that any institution that tries to make peace with the perpetually aggrieved eventually becomes dysfunctional; the value of Hamilton as a litmus test of the limits of cancel ... Read More

Politics & Policy

AOC, Julián Castro Lead Calls to Boycott Goya Foods after CEO Praises Trump

By Brittany Bernstein

The CEO of Goya Foods, which says it’s the country’s largest Hispanic-owned food company, has landed in hot water with Democrats after praising President Trump during a visit to the White House Thursday. “We're all truly blessed at the same time to have a leader like President Trump, who is a ... Read More

Politics & Policy

AOC, Julián Castro Lead Calls to Boycott Goya Foods after CEO Praises Trump

By Brittany Bernstein

The CEO of Goya Foods, which says it’s the country’s largest Hispanic-owned food company, has landed in hot water with Democrats after praising President Trump during a visit to the White House Thursday. “We're all truly blessed at the same time to have a leader like President Trump, who is a ... Read More

Law & the Courts

New Flynn Notes: ‘FBI Leadership’ Decided Not to Provide Russian Call Transcripts to Flynn in Interview

By Tobias Hoonhout

Newly released documents in the Michael Flynn case include a January 2017 DOJ draft memo that states “FBI leadership” decided against showing Flynn transcripts of his calls with the Russian ambassador in the White House interview that led to his guilty plea. The DOJ document, dated January 30, 2017 — ... Read More

Law & the Courts

New Flynn Notes: ‘FBI Leadership’ Decided Not to Provide Russian Call Transcripts to Flynn in Interview

By Tobias Hoonhout

Newly released documents in the Michael Flynn case include a January 2017 DOJ draft memo that states “FBI leadership” decided against showing Flynn transcripts of his calls with the Russian ambassador in the White House interview that led to his guilty plea. The DOJ document, dated January 30, 2017 — ... Read More

U.S.

AG Barr Raises Concerns Over ‘Widespread Phenomenon’ of Black Males Facing Disproportionate Policing

By Tobias Hoonhout

Attorney General William Barr revealed Wednesday that he believes the country has “a widespread phenomenon” of African American men being unduly treated poorly by the police, adding that “it’s something we have to address.” “I do think it is a widespread phenomenon that African American males, in ... Read More

U.S.

AG Barr Raises Concerns Over ‘Widespread Phenomenon’ of Black Males Facing Disproportionate Policing

By Tobias Hoonhout

Attorney General William Barr revealed Wednesday that he believes the country has “a widespread phenomenon” of African American men being unduly treated poorly by the police, adding that “it’s something we have to address.” “I do think it is a widespread phenomenon that African American males, in ... Read More

Culture

It’s Come to This — We Must Defend Matt Yglesias

By The Editors

Oh, for goodness’ sake, they’re going to make us defend Matthew @#$%&!ing Yglesias. We can think of a dozen reasons to criticize Yglesias, but the Vox writer currently is under fire for signing a letter critical of “cancel culture.” For criticizing cancel culture, Yglesias might very well end up ... Read More

Culture

It’s Come to This — We Must Defend Matt Yglesias

By The Editors

Oh, for goodness’ sake, they’re going to make us defend Matthew @#$%&!ing Yglesias. We can think of a dozen reasons to criticize Yglesias, but the Vox writer currently is under fire for signing a letter critical of “cancel culture.” For criticizing cancel culture, Yglesias might very well end up ... Read More

Elections

The Winds of Woke

By Matthew Continetti

Before Thursday morning I had not heard of Thomas Bosco, and I am willing to bet you haven’t heard of him either. He runs a café in Upper Manhattan. From the picture in the New York Times, the Indian Road Café is one of those Bobo-friendly brick-lined coffee shops with chalkboard menus affixed to the wall ... Read More

Elections

The Winds of Woke

By Matthew Continetti

Before Thursday morning I had not heard of Thomas Bosco, and I am willing to bet you haven’t heard of him either. He runs a café in Upper Manhattan. From the picture in the New York Times, the Indian Road Café is one of those Bobo-friendly brick-lined coffee shops with chalkboard menus affixed to the wall ... Read More

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