Nov 26, 2018
Good morning from Washington, where the war on straws continues. Jarrett Stepman breaks down how the research doesn’t actually support an acute environmental need for a ban on straws. Fifty years after the height of hippies and unrest, Victor Davis Hanson surveys the effects on American life of that cultural revolution. Plus: Ken McIntyre rounds up your letters, and Kelsey Harkness reports on a professor’s novel idea.
Professor Thinks Banning These Words Would Fix Free Speech on College Campuses
Students and colleagues alike have attacked Amy Wax for making the apparently offensive case that traditional marriage values lead to better results for children.
The '60s Radicals Won the Culture War
The world a half-century later looks a lot more like 1968 and what followed than what preceded it.
Plastic Straw Ban Crusades Are About Progressive Virtue Signaling, Not Practical Solutions
Progressive website Vox.com admitted: “Banning plastic straws won’t save the ocean. But we should do it anyway.”
Podcast: The Military Spouses Behind R. Riveter
We interview Lisa Bradley, who, along with fellow military spouse Cameron Cruse, founded the small business R. Riveter as a way to help military spouses and families who are struggling.
Climate Scientist Says Global Warming Not Among the ‘Real Problems’ Behind California Wildfires
University of Washington climate scientist Cliff Mass, no skeptic of global warming, says blaming California’s deadliest wildfire on a changing climate “has little grounding in fact or science.”
We Hear You: Coming to America, Birthright Citizenship, and Climate Alarmism
“This liberal Democrat says: ‘Great article!’ I hope we can all see this wonderful country with the same appreciation as Nolan [Peterson]’s lovely wife. Thank you,” writes Doug Dougherty.
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