Culture

Missing the Point on the “Transgender” Bathroom Wars

“You fundamentally can't change sex.... Transsexualism was invented by psychiatrists,” said former “transsexual” Alan Finch in 2004. This is a truth; however, it has not...

Selwyn Duke June 10, 2016

1787: Constitution Crafted in Secret. What Would a Similar Rule Produce at a Modern-Day Con-Con?

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. June 5, 2016

A secrecy rule shrouded the debates carried on during the Constitutional Convention held in 1787 in Philadelphia. What mischief would a similar rule...

Ga. ACLU Director Resigns Over Transgender Bathroom Issue

C. Mitchell Shaw June 5, 2016

Maya Dillard Smith, the director of the ACLU in Georgia, resigned her position late last month, citing inconsistencies in the organization’s position on...

Veto Power: Elective Monarchy or Necessary Check on Unjust and Unwise Laws?

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. June 4, 2016

On June 4, 1787, delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia considered the scope of the presidential veto power. ...

Report of 45.8 Million Enslaved People Underestimates Problem, Offers Wrong Solution

Warren Mass June 2, 2016

The Australia-based Walk Free Foundation released its 2016 Global Slavery Index on May 31, stating that an estimated 45.8 million people live in...

#GorillaLivesMatter? Going Ape Over Shooting Harambe

Selwyn Duke May 31, 2016

It’s as if we live in The Planet of the Apes, with the overwrought reaction to the recent killing of Harambe the gorilla....

Trans-thinking: When 98 Percent of Students Would Let Men in Women’s Sports

Selwyn Duke May 30, 2016

How would you react if a fairly muscular, athletic young man said he identified as a woman and asked you to sign a petition...

Constitutional Conventions: What Can 1787 Teach About 2016?

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. May 28, 2016

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 could be a cautionary tale of what could happen if the Constitution is opened to a contemporary con-con....

Slavery Lies Matter: Mini-series “Roots” Remade for BLM Era

Selwyn Duke May 26, 2016

Based on what critics have called “one of the biggest con jobs in U.S. literary history," the miniseries Roots has been remade for...

Planned Parenthood’s Richards Asserts That Abortion Is Matter of “Economic Security and Opportunity”

Warren Mass May 23, 2016

In a recent op-ed piece for the woman’s fashion magazine Elle Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, asserted that...