Category: cancel culture

Cancel Culture Targets Civil Rights and Biblical Values Activist

Arthur Goldberg has spent a lifetime fighting for the rights of others and promoting biblical morality. Now, at the age of 81, Goldberg, a devout Orthodox Jew and president of his local synagogue, is engaged in the moral and legal fight of his life. His offense: insisting that Jewish men and others have the right…


Court Rules California’s Corporate Diversity Law Unconstitutional

A Los Angeles court determined on Saturday that a California law requiring certain workplace boardroom quotas of underrepresented communities is unconstitutional. Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit (pdf) in early October 2020 arguing that any spending of taxpayer funds or taxpayer-paid resources on the quota law is “illegal under the California Constitution.” The…


Canceling All Things Russian ‘A Warning Sign’: Professor

A current trend to cancel all things Russian, even Tchaikovsky concerts, is a warning sign because it’s the same kind of thinking used during the totalitarian Soviet Union and can lead to more harm, according to Gary Saul Morson, a Northwestern University professor who has studied Russian literature and thought for decades. “This should be…


DeSantis Hints at Possible Repeal of Disney’s ‘Special Privileges’

As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wrapped up a press conference in Ponte Vedra Beach on Thursday, he floated the possibility that state lawmakers might repeal the 1967 Reedy Creek Improvement Act in response to Disney’s ongoing opposition to the recently signed “Parental Rights in Education” law, dubbed by liberal opponents of the measure as the “Don’t Say…


Cancelling Russia

Commentary The term “cancel culture” has come to refer to the process of ostracism, penalization, and censorship that’s imposed by American cultural institutions on those who publicly espouse viewpoints hateful and offensive to the political left. In this respect, “cancel culture” is an artifact of the domestic culture wars. On issues from COVID-19 to election…


Cancel Culture Targets All Things Russian; Soviet-Style Rule’s Rapid Return | The Nation Speaks

As cancel culture strikes out against all things Russian, even long-dead composers, we discuss how this type of thinking can lead down a dangerous path with Professor Gary Saul Morson, an expert in Russian thought and literature, and author of a new book, “Minds Wide Shut: How the New Fundamentalisms Divide Us.” Next, in America…


‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’: A Musical Commentary on Cancel Culture

Commentary You may not have seen Disney’s latest animated film, “Encanto,” but you probably have heard someone break into the refrain of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno-no-no-no.” This catchy tune by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the famous creator of “Hamilton,” was not submitted for consideration to any major awards. While another song from the score, “Dos Oruguitas,”…


Satire Website’s Twitter Account Locked Over Calling Biological Male a Man

A satire website saw its Twitter account locked because it posted its article describing a Biden administration health official as its “man of the year.” According to a notice sent to The Babylon Bee, the post violated Twitter’s rules against “hateful conduct.” The rules mean “you may not promote violence against, threaten, or harass other…


Independent Journalism Is Solution to Media War on Religions and Censorship: Independent Media

Four independent news organizations described how they counter suppression of information, war on religions, and censorship on social media platforms at a panel discussion held at the 2022 National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) convention. Mainstream media omit certain stories that they do not want people to know about, said Phil Boyce, senior vice president for Spoken…


Dems Sue to Disqualify 3 GOP Congressmen From 2022 Ballot, Alleging Role in Insurrection, Election Manipulation

Democratic Party activists in Wisconsin filed suit in federal court, arguing that a pro-Trump senator and two pro-Trump congressmen should be barred from office for speaking out on 2020 election irregularities and allegedly attempting to manipulate the congressional certification of the presidential election results. The Wisconsin Republican lawmakers targeted by the suit are two-term Sen….