Archive for the ‘Society’ Category
Jon Stewart, king of snark, abdicates
How the once funny comedian became a viral snark-generator for lazy liberals. Read my spiked article in full here.
Fight for the right to fraternize
Frats are taking the rap for the non-crime of rape culture. Read my spiked article in full here.
Rolling Stone and the myth of a rape epidemic
Rolling Stone’s rape hoax speaks to a new hysteria on US campuses. Read my spiked article in full here.
After Ferguson: no, the US is not “congenitally racist”
The shooting was terrible. But so is the fatalism of much of the response. Read my spiked article in full here.
Berkeley vs Bill: FSM turns in its grave
After the Bill Maher debacle, Berkeley needs a new Free Speech Movement. Read my spiked article in full here.
“Free Speech, Not Hate Speech”: Censoring Bill Maher at Berkeley
Students at the University of California, Berkeley, are demanding that the administration “disinvite” comedian Bill Maher as the commencement ceremony speaker in December. An online petition from the Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian Coalition (MEMSA) declares that Maher “has made statements that are blatantly bigoted and racist,” in particular about Islam. Examples of “hate […]
The tyranny of the new secular priesthood
Joel Kotkin nails the anti-masses Clerisy that now dominates the US. Read my review of Kotkin’s The New Class Conflict, in the spiked review of books, here.
Why we should all hail the Redskins
The campaign against the Redskins’ name is an insult to fans. Read my spiked article in full here.
Washington Post joins campaign to de-legitimize Redskins name
This week the Washington Post editorial board decided that it will no longer use the word “Redskins” when referring to the Washington football team that has used the name for the past 80 years. The team name is a “slur” and offends many, the editors say. The new policy will apply to editorials only, not […]
Sorting fact from fiction in Ferguson
Same old racism? Actually the riots show how much has changed in the US. Read my spiked article in full here.