The debate over whether a Catholic man can express his vehemently Catholic views in the United States continues to rage on. Earlier in May, social media erupted when Harrison Butker – kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs – addressed graduates at Benedictine College – a liberal arts college in Atchinson, Kansas. In praising the role […]
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Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is the latest public figure to face the wrath of cancel culture after his commencement speech at Benedictine College went viral. His comments – which have prompted more than 170,000 people to sign a petition demanding his removal from the Chiefs – were labeled as “sexist” and “homophobic” by
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Just two weeks after its 2016 publication, Jonah Winter’s children’s book “A Birthday Cake for George Washington” was canceled by Scholastic. Images depicting smiling slaves in the book sparked outrage online and led to a petition calling for its revocation. It was irrelevant that the artist was black or that the editor was a giant
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Woke extremism, like many ideologies, holds subjective premises. Someone aligned around the center will have a different understanding of socialism, for example, as opposed to a liberal or a Classical Liberal; likewise, what constitutes someone as far right depends upon how far left some one happens to be. Ultimately, like Einstein, it’s all about perspective.
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Woke extremist ideology makes the blood of many boil. All too often there are news stories out of the mainstream media of the latest woke measure at a school in Michigan, a retailer in New Jersey, or a movie studio in Orlando. All receive proper criticism but the woke ideology seems to always achieve its
English, like any other actively used language, is always evolving. Words which were once used regularly are constantly being relegated to history books, and this cycle shall continue as long societies evolve. The term “woke” is no exception. Its origins are rooted in African-American Vernacular English, meaning to stay “alert to racial prejudice and discrimination”.
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Woke ideology has crept its way from the political discourse to the classroom throughout the 21st century. Its presence is changing the way our children think, believe, and what they know. Rather than teaching on the wrongs of discrimination, schools across the world have fallen foul of submitting to woke extremism. This, tragically, has had
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The visit of any head of government is an honorific moment for any local independent business. In February 2024, a pastry shop in Cornwall, England, received a visit from Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Given the rarity of such an event, Philps of Hayle proudly uploaded the photo to its Instagram account. The response was
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