The Commentary

The Only Thing Scarier Than Terrorism Is Forgetting What It Means

August 1962. Nelson Mandela is arrested and charged with inciting workers’ strikes in South Africa (trade union action was illegal for black South…

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MAGA: A Government Of The Children, By The Children, For The Children

In early 2024, a mommy blogger went viral for having an emotional breakdown on social media.

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October 2025

The Delightful Domestication Of The Human Mind

Every time I see one of those yappy little handbag dogs, I think about how they used to be wolves.

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What Two Years Of Writing About Israel/Palestine Taught Me About Empathy

In his novel, The Secret of Father Brown, G. K. Chesterton tells the story of a priest who also happens to be a world-class detective. A visiting…

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September 2025

The Cynical Genius of Trump's Endless Lies

March 3rd, 2016. Then-newly-elected president, Donald Trump, releases a statement laying out his position on H1B visas:

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Charlie Kirk And The N*ggerfication Of Politics

On February 4th, 2019, for reasons I may never understand, Liam Neeson told a story that he should have kept to himself.

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Judaism: The Real Human Shield Of The Israel/Palestine Conflict

August 13th, 2025. British author and journalist Stephen Pollard shares his reaction to a banner displayed shortly before a UEFA Super Cup game. The…

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August 2025

Racism's Unexpectedly Horny Last Gasp

August 18th, 2025. Alycia McKeown, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed nutritionist from Ottawa, posts a perfectly ordinary picture of herself, her husband and…

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Let Me Try To Break This To You Gently. I Think You Might Be A Centrist

In 2019, in his book, How To Be An Antiracist, Ibram X Kendi shared one of the stupidest ideas ever committed to the page:

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The Uncomfortable Realities of Sydney Sweeney’s Good Genes

A couple of months ago, when I could have been frolicking with a puppy or enjoying a sunset or watching Columbo reruns, I was on Twitter getting mad…

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Why Moral Arguments Don't Work On Israel's Supporters

In 1989, during his graduate program at the University of Philadelphia, a psychologist named Jonathan Haidt decided to test a theory about moral…

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July 2025

You're Not A Very Good Person, In My Opinion

On July 21st, 2024, the day President Biden announced he wouldn't seek reelection, a political commentator named Owen Jones delivered an unconventional…

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