by Josh Guckert A theater group at the University of Bristol was recently forced to cancel its production of Aida amidst complaints that it used mostly white actors to portray characters who are African and Egyptian. This led to accusations of cultural appropriation and “white-washing” by some. One student complained, “It’s quite simple, really: if you are…
By: Robert F. DeFinis, Ed.D. A South Carolina High School received a wave of backlash this past week after school administrators decided to “ban” the American flag from being brought into football games. Principal Lou Lavely of Travelers Rest High School cited his reasoning based on the flag being used at previous games to “taunt”…
By Blake Neff The president of DePaul University announced Monday he is resigning from his post, after enduring weeks of attacks for how he handled a visit by conservative speaker Milo Yiannopoulos. Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, a Vincentian Catholic priest, says his decision to step down was made months ago, but it’s difficult to ignore the…
Video captured by two students from their dorm room at NYU captures the attack on the Twin Towers and the panicked that ensued. Warning this video may be disturbing to some viewers
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Safe spaces, trigger warnings, and a culture obsessed with political correctness are producing individuals completely incapable of functioning in civil society. These individuals, many college-aged or younger, are being taught to shut down events they don’t agree and to hide away from all opinions that are different than their own. No longer can we have civil…
by Blake Neff Student activists at Western Washington University (WWU) have published a formidable list of demands, ordering the creation of a new college dedicated to social justice, as well as the formation of a student committee with the power to fire faculty members and even police officers who engage in microaggressions. The demands issued…
Millennials. They may not yet be the present, but they’re certainly the future. These young, uninitiated minds will someday soon become our politicians, doctors, scientists, chefs, television producers, fashion designers, manufacturers, and, one would hope, the new proponents of liberty. But are they ready for it? Time after time, particularly on college campuses, millennials have…
Blake Neff The father of a British schoolchild is complaining after his son’s school called the police when he visited the website of an anti-immigration political party. The UK Independence Party (UKIP) is the U.K.’s main anti-immigration party, and collected just under 13 percent of the vote in the country’s 2015 election. It also…
Michael Bastasch Some academics are mad there are too many middle school and high school science teachers questioning the science behind global warming. As it turns out, there are too many “politically conservative” teachers presenting skeptical arguments about global warming to kids — something that’s really angering researchers because they say there’s no real…
Blake Neff Students at the University of South Carolina (USC) are the latest to launch a large-scale campus protest inspired by the one at the University of Missouri. Students walked out of class Monday morning and called on administrators to submit to a list of 12 demands, which include allowing them to minor in “social justice.”…