Category: cancel culture

Pelosi Rejects Resolution by Democrats to Expel Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday said she rejected a move by some Democrats led by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) to expel Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from Congress. About 70 House Democrats joined Gomez in signing the resolution. However, to expel a member of Congress, the bid requires a two-thirds supermajority, meaning that…


The Culture Curators Want to Think for You

Commentary Sandor Mecs was a child when his family lived in the town of Szentendre, Hungary. Today, it is a picturesque town 20 miles north of Budapest that is lined with winding cobblestone streets, colorful centuries-old homes, cottages, and churches. It is a tourism center with its flourishing museums, charm, and proximity to the capital….


The Woke War Against African Americans

Commentary The purpose of the woke “antiracism” movement launched by some members of the educational, media, and political elite, together with race activists, has always been to elevate its proclaimers above other members of the elite. In other words, cultural innovation such as the “antiracism” movement is really self-promotion to gain status and power in…


Political Correctness Has Captured Big Business: ‘The Dictatorship of Woke Capital’ Author

Author Stephen Soukup told The Epoch Times’ “Crossroads” that American big business had traditionally served as a free market-loving shield against the long, leftist march for control of the institutions of Western civilization, but that is now changing as businesses are on track to becoming an economically more powerful version of the “woke” college campus….


GOP Reps Demand Amazon Answers to Allegations of Censorship Against Conservative Viewpoints

Two Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are asking Amazon to answer to allegations of “systemic viewpoint-based discrimination” against conservative viewpoints. In a letter to current Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Ken Buck (R-Colo.) requested that the prominent cloud services provider turn over documents and information on its alleged censorship activities. “Big Tech,…


House Judiciary GOP Leaders Demand Amazon Answers to Allegations of Censorship Against Conservative Viewpoints

Two Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are asking Amazon to answer to allegations of “systemic viewpoint-based discrimination” against conservative viewpoints. In a letter to current Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Ken Buck (R-Colo.) requested that the prominent cloud services provider turn over documents and information on its alleged censorship activities. “Big Tech,…


The Equality Act: The Next Step for the Cancel Culture?

Commentary There has always been tension between freedom and equality in the United States. History shows us that the American vision expressed in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution to protect individual freedom and provide equal opportunity was not realized in the first decade of the Republic. Nor was it fully realized 70 years…


Saying ‘No’ to the Cancel Culture

Commentary On the left, the tumbrels are rolling again, delivering former icons like Dr. Seuss, Pepe Le Pew, and other enemies of the people to the cultural guillotines for immediate beheading. Their crimes: their decades-old sensibilities are out of touch with those of the seething, humorless and frankly not very bright scolds who currently inhabit…


Laguna Beach City Council to Debate Censure of Councilmember

Discord among Laguna Beach’s elected officials has led council to consider censuring a councilmember for allegedly making disparaging remarks. Councilmember Peter Blake will be the target of a March 9 vote, where his political colleagues will decide whether the city’s Rules of Decorum and Civility policy were violated. Council’s newest member, George Weiss, filed the…


Children Deserve Dr. Seuss

Commentary Learning to read is one of the first opportunities children have to develop their minds, learn about the world, and become happy, well-rounded people. This skill alone creates the foundation upon which we learn nearly all other knowledge and disciplines. In light of the breakdown in our school systems—especially large urban systems which fail…