McGowan: Woke Sports Names
by Richard McGowan, Ph. Consider the names of these teams: Florida State University Seminoles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Cleveland Indians. How are they the same and how are they different? Florida State University managed to avoid the problem of illicit cultural appropriation by working with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The FSU Communications Office acknowledges Read the full article…
Franke: A Non-Explosive Encounter with the Bomb Squad
by Mark Franke “A policeman is here and more are coming . . . from the bomb squad. Will you be home soon?” Needless to say, that is the kind of text message one would rather not get from his wife. Now this is not a disaster story and it actually turns out quite well. Read the full article…
Morris: Cabin Fever Redoubled
by Leo Morris May I just say that I hate my friend Sofia today. She’s in Phoenix, where the expected high is 74. I’m not too crazy about my brother Larry, either. He’s in Hill Country, Texas, sunny and 71. Remember the pre-COVID days, when “cabin fever” meant being stuck in the house by weather Read the full article…
The Outstater
WE FEEL LUCKY to get through a Super Bowl these days without seeing a commercial that includes a corporate message shaming us to mind our political correctness. The copywriters for Nike and Budweiser can say what they may but Joseph Epstein, past editor of the American Scholar, has written brilliantly about “the good intentions paving company,” a critique of the ever-expanding Read the full article…
Arp: Is Citizenship Still Worth Something?
“Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it.” — Mark Twain by Jason Arp Has the value of American citizenship degraded in recent years? It is true that official costs do not reflect any reduction in the official value of U.S. citizenship. A recent report in USA Today shows that the price the Read the full article…
Franke: Loyally Opposing Biden
by Mark Franke This is an excellent opportunity for the Republicans in Congress to assume the role of the loyal opposition, as that term is understood in Britain and elsewhere in the Anglosphere. The term was first invoked by a minority Member of Parliament in 1826 to establish that opposition to government legislation did not Read the full article…
