Legalization Of Polygamy Was Always The Logical Consequence Of Obergefell
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes If marriage is possible between any two individuals, then why not three, four, or any number of consenting adults, regardless of their sex? In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the landmark case of Obergefell v. Hodges, legalizing gay marriage in all 50 states and the District of Columbia […]
Bud Light’s Sales Implosion, Explained (by Mises)
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes I stopped drinking Bud Light decades ago, so when the Dylan Mulvaney controversy exploded last month, I didn’t need to consider if I’d stop drinking Anheuser-Busch’s most popular product. What’s clear is that many others have decided to quit the beer over the brand’s decision to wade into transgender politics. […]
The Philosophy Underlying DEI
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes Neetu Arnold recently wrote an article about the ways that colleges and universities are preparing for a “post-affirmative action era” by developing “strategies for universities to continue racial discrimination through facially race-neutral approaches in admissions and beyond,” the goal being to “achieve diversity-related goals without triggering legal scrutiny.” This is […]
What Is Going on in Katie Hobbs’ Office?
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute What is going on with Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs? Key staffers are leaving, including her chief of staff, whose resignation was effective immediately. Our friends at RedState had it first, but the Democratic Arizona governor who narrowly beat Republican Kari Lake in 2022 seems to be sharing something with […]
WaPo Accidentally Admits ‘Zuckbucks’ Were Used To Turn Out Likely-Democrat Voters In 2020
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Elon Musk shared a Federalist article on Twitter this week that detailed how “Zuckbucks” were used to influence the outcome of the 2020 election, and leftists are livid. On Tuesday, the Twitter CEO linked to an October 2021 article, written by Federalist contributor William Doyle, that examines how Meta CEO […]
‘Take Back Title IX’ Tour Bus, Cleaned From Vandalism, Rolls Into Washington
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes From another encouraging tour stop on Thursday to the disheartening discovery of a vandalized bus on Friday in North Carolina, advocates to save women’s sports are next in Washington, D.C. And the Independent Women’s Forum coalition and its Our Bodies Our Sports “Take Back Title IX” Bus Tour may be […]
Are School Libraries Banning Thousands of Books? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Trust the Left’s Narrative
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes “What we’re seeing here is a resurgence of widespread censorship in America,” Nadine Farid Johnson recently told The Wall Street Journal. Johnson is the Washington director of PEN America and co-author of its report claiming to identify 2,532 books banned in public schools during the 2021-2022 school year. PEN America […]
Government Funds AI Tools for Whole-of-Internet Surveillance and Censorship
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes I feel scared. Very scared. Internet-wide surveillance and censorship, enabled by the unimaginably vast computational power of artificial intelligence (AI), is here. This is not a futuristic dystopia. It’s happening now. Government agencies are working with universities and nonprofits to use AI tools to surveil and censor content on the […]
It’s Time to Upend the Modern University
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes University presidents have been in the limelight in recent months, more than at any other time in living memory. The additional scrutiny is amply warranted. They occupy powerful positions at their respective institutions. They formulate and communicate a vision for the university. They handle budgetary priorities. They approve hiring requests […]
The Trump Travesty
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes In 2023, I twice wrote that Mr. Trump should not run for president in 2024. I have many problems with the man. There are better candidates, ready to be president, who could run and defeat the worst president of the last 165 years. On the other hand, I am confident […]