The things that won’t fit on a Nike ad
It was just another ordinary week in 2018, which meant people all over the country were supposedly working themselves into white-hot frenzied bundles of rage over some controversy slapped together...
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The Democrats’ extremely odd bargaining tactics
On Wednesday, former FBI director James Comey joined a political chorus with a message that’s steadily gaining steam inside the Beltway, if not beyond: This fall, true patriots will vote...
The rise of the pro-choice cheerleaders
Is abortion a sad and unfortunate reality — regrettable, as we are sometimes told, but often necessary — or is it a breezy nothingburger, completely normal, and something to be...
Why are millennials so hot for socialism?
If you believe certain pockets of our sometimes breathless press, socialism is having a bit of a moment in America. The surprise primary win of 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — a...
No, really. Delete your social media accounts.
Imagine a world without social media. It’s easy if you try. Well, scratch that. It’s actually not easy at all. Odds are, you’re kind of addicted to social media, whether...
A renewed case for term limits: Time to fire everyone in Washington
After a week of political chaos, endless dispatches of depressing news from the border, and widespread evidence of years of government incompetence, I have a proposal certain to unite citizens...
The astonishing silliness of CNN
Full disclosure: I do not watch a lot of cable news. When it comes to politics, I prefer the printed word; what I do watch is largely made up of...
It’s true: These days conservatives can’t be ‘feminists’
In a recent New York Times op-ed, feminist writer Jessica Valenti argued that conservatives can’t be feminists, and that any claim to the contrary boils down to an empty charade....
The glorious misery of camping
The first time I ever went camping was in the Himalayas, in the heart of Bhutan. Over the course of a five-day trek, we crossed through foggy mountains and hidden...
Tough times for the resistance?
Conservatives are doing a lot of arguing these days — most often, it seems, among themselves. Some people find this disheartening, but I actually think it's OK. After all, how...