Category: cancel culture

Accusations of Religious ‘Fundamentalism’ Ring Hollow

Commentary Following the shock resignation of the former state Premier Gladys Berejiklian of New South Wales (NSW), Australia’s most populous state, the governing Liberal Party selected Dominic Perrottet as her replacement to become the 46th premier of the state. Perrottet is a Catholic who attended a Catholic high school and studied law at the University of…


‘Mothers of Sons’ Cry Out for Truth, Justice

A group of Australian mothers, upset over ugly custody battles, have banded together to raise awareness of the growing abuse of the family court system by women against men to win custody disputes. Mothers of Sons, which was started by well known Australian feminist, media commentator and now men’s rights advocate, Bettina Arndt, said she started Mothers of…


Curt Jaimungal: The Extreme Left’s Common Thread, from Communist China to America

What ideologically separates the rational left from the extremist left? What ideas lead to violence? And why are censorship and redefining language both central to leftist extremism? In this episode, we sit down with Curt Jaimungal, who explores these questions about political extremism in his documentary, “Better Left Unsaid.” He’s also the host of the…


Conservative College Student Group Suspended for Handing out Meme Stickers Mocking CCP

Emerson College has suspended a conservative student group after its members handed out stickers that ridicule the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). According to the Emerson chapter of Turning Point USA, the group is under investigation for allegedly violating the school’s code of conduct after an event on Sept. 29, during which stickers featuring a hammer…


MIT Cancels Guest Lecture by Scientist Who Questioned Diversity Hiring

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has caved to the demands of progressive activists to cancel a guest lecture because of the speaker’s opinions on diversity hiring. Dorian Abbot, a geophysicist at the University of Chicago (UC), had been invited by MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences to give its prestigious Carlson Lecture…


Trump Asks Judge to Force Twitter to Reinstate His Account

Former President Donald Trump asked a federal judge to force Twitter to reinstate his account in a civil lawsuit filed in Florida on Friday. Trump, along with several other plaintiffs, says that Twitter’s ban of his account violated the First Amendment and likely violated Florida’s newly-enacted Stop Social Media Censorship Act. The former president filed…


‘Really Troubling’: Public Defender on Being Fired for Speaking Out Against Critical Race Theory

A public defender who was fired for speaking out against critical race theory says what happened was troubling and that she expects to win a legal battle she’s engaged in. “I wasn’t even talking about my job. I was talking about my kid’s schools and my kid’s education. And so the idea that my employer…


Ostracizing University Faculty With Nonconforming Opinions Has Become a Common Trend: Constitutional Lawyer

Having a dissenting view within the prevailing orthodoxies of many universities today can lead to “a death by a thousand cuts,” according to a lawyer who specializes in constitutional law. Samantha Harris, with Allen Harris Law in Connecticut, represents Stephen Porter, a professor at North Carolina State University (NCSU). Porter filed a lawsuit on Sept….


Gen. Lee: The Importance of Preserving American History

Commentary Earlier this month, a 21-foot-tall bronze statue of Robert E. Lee—perhaps the most famous monument to the Confederate general—was removed from Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Supporters of the statue’s removal, including Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D), hailed the event as a triumph for racial justice. The left has decided that Lee, the most…


North Carolina State Professor Alleges ‘Woke Mob’ at University Discriminated Against Him; Files Lawsuit

Based on the allegation that a “woke mob” within his faculty discriminated against him, a North Carolina State University (NCSU) professor filed a civil suit (pdf) on Sept. 14 in federal court against the college’s board of trustees. Stephen Porter, the plaintiff, is a professor at NCSU in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he has alleged…