Mar 18, 2019
Good morning from Washington. How do we encourage people to give conservatism another look? Arthur Brooks shares with Rob Bluey suggestions on how to engage in productive conversations with moderates and liberals. David Harsanyi analyzes Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s plan against social media and tech companies—and says it shouldn’t be the path forward. Plus: Kenny Xu on the college bribery scandal, Victor Davis Hanson on our obsession with destroying the past, and Ken McIntyre rounds up your thoughts on voter fraud and more. Happy Monday.
Why Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Break Up Big Tech Would Be Bad for America
Sen. Warren’s plan would classify any company that runs a marketplace and makes more than $25 billion a year as a “platform utility” and prohibit it from selling its own products.
College Admissions Bribery Scandal Shows How Higher Ed Culture Has Descended Into Signaling
The number of professional college consultants among the nation’s elite has jumped from 2,000 to 5,000 in recent years.
Want to Live a Better Life? You Can Start by Loving Your Enemies, Says Arthur Brooks
“One in six Americans have stopped talking, entirely, to a family member or a close friend because of political differences. That is insane,” says Arthur Brooks.
The Lessons of Waging War Against the Dead
Not since the iconoclasts of the Byzantine Empire or the epidemic of statue destruction during the French Revolution has the world seen anything like the current war on the past.
Why We Still Pray, Even After New Zealand Attack
“What good are your thoughts and prayers when they don’t even keep the pews safe?” tweeted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., after the horrible attack in New Zealand.
The Fall of Southern Poverty Law Center Founder
The Southern Poverty Law Center, frequently cited by mainstream media, has attacked social conservative groups such as the Family Research Council as “hate groups.”
We Hear You: Getting to the Bottom of Voter Fraud
“We must do everything possible to ensure our elections are fair and honest. Failure to do so, resulting in a loss of confidence in our democratic process, can and will destroy this nation, which is what the left is pushing for,” writes Wayne Peterkin.
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