Commentary The First Amendment is at a critical juncture. Recent congressional hearings on the Twitter Files brought the matter into full public view. Freedom of speech and of the press are hanging by a precarious thread. Do we want a future in which information flows freely, or one in which an information elite controls those…
The Warnings Unheeded Now Threaten Our Fundamental Freedoms
April 5, 2023
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Landlords in Michigan Fight Forced Provision of Voter Registration Forms to New Tenants
March 21, 2023
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It’s been 10 years in the making, but a family of East Lansing, Michigan, landlords finally have their day in court. The Hagan family, represented by attorneys from the Thomas More Society, filed a civil rights complaint against the city on March 16, in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Michigan. The…
Chinese Consulate Worker Recounts Escape to Freedom
March 21, 2023
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It has been five years since Dong Luobin told New Zealand police “If you send me back to the consulate I will die.” A staff member at the Chinese consulate in Aukland, Dong successfully escaped and applied for asylum. His escape is believed to be the first defection of a foreign government employee in New Zealand…
NHL Goalie Gets Support, Criticism For Refusing to Wear Pride Jersey
March 20, 2023
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San Jose Sharks goalkeeper James Reimer has received both support and criticism for refusing to wear a pride jersey in warmups. National Hockey League (NHL) stalwart Reimer said his Christian faith was the reason for his refusal to wear the jersey just before the Sharks’ home loss to the New York Islanders on March 18….
College Trustee Starts Fundraiser for Potential Legal Action After Being Censured Over Meme
March 18, 2023
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Community college trustee Dr. Luis Reynoso launched online fundraising early this month for potential legal action against the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District (CLPCCD) Board in California. The CLPCCD Board censured Reynoso in a heated board meeting on Feb. 22, followed by a slew of controversies and standoffs between Reynoso and the LGBTQ+ community. “The…
Jordan Peterson Alleges Psychologist Regulator Missed Deadline on Discipline Proceedings
March 5, 2023
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International bestselling author and psychologist Jordan Peterson alleges Ontario’s psychologist regulatory body has missed its own deadline and is stalling proceedings in its case against him. The University of Toronto professor emeritus took to Twitter on March 2, saying that the College of Psychologists of Ontario has “already exceeded their own deadline with respect to…
My Book Is Being Burned
February 17, 2023
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Commentary On Jan. 25, 2023, Ghent University banned the use of my book “The Psychology of Totalitarianism” in the course “Critique of Society and Culture.” That happened in the aftermath of a media storm that erupted in September 2022 following my interviews with Tucker Carlson and Alex Jones. I already wrote about that in a previous essay. Following these media appearances, Ghent…
The Decline and Fall of the University
February 9, 2023
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Commentary Since retiring from the university, several people have asked if I miss it. I tell them I miss what it was, but not what it has become. Higher education in America has gone from being the best in the world to one of the most pathetic. Why? It’s hard to describe what academia was to…
Aussie Basketball Team Opts out of Wearing Pride Jersey Due to ‘Barrage of Abuse’
Team members of the Cairns Taipans have decided against wearing a special Pride Round jersey in response to a “barrage of abuse and harmful commentary” targeting individual players. The Australian National Basketball League (NBL) is holding its first Pride Round to celebrate the LGBT community from Jan. 25 to 30, with Commissioner Jeremy Loeliger conceding…
Government Says It Was ‘Inappropriate’ for Crown Prosecution to Say Parts of Bible Are ‘No Longer Appropriate in Modern Society’
The government has said that it was “inappropriate” for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to argue that parts of the Bible are “no longer appropriate in modern society” in a now-dropped prosecution against a British Christian street preacher. In the House of Lords in December, Baroness Hoey asked the government what assessment they have made…
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