I wrote about Bates College’s first two major leaguers, the first man to score a touchdown on historic Garcelon Field, and the first to blast a home run on that field (the ball rolled into a ditch). But all four…
As diversity equity and inclusion reaches its apotheosis, some erstwhile protected classes are chafing at their recent exclusion. Being diverse only matters if power and privilege are associated with the moniker. What happens when the loathed white majority views itself…
“Happy Holidays From Mayor Wu,” editorial cartoon by Tom Stiglich for The American Spectator, Dec. 14, 2023.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu remains unapologetic for her decision to host a holiday party on Wednesday at which only “electeds of color” were welcome. “I am honored to be a part of this group,” she told the media outside Parkman…
Dutch citizens are fighting a losing battle against the anti-racist version of the celebrations of Saint Nicholas, but the huge election victory of anti-immigration politician Geert Wilders has given them a shot in the arm. Abandoned by the political establishment,…
Racism, Revenge and Ruin: It’s All Obama By Scott McKay (Calamo Press, 312 pages, $30) Upon Barack Obama’s exit from the presidential office on Jan. 20, 2017, a conservative could not be faulted for thinking to himself that America had…
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) has announced that, henceforth, it will rename all birds in the Americas currently bearing the names of people. The purpose, it claims, is to eliminate names “deemed offensive and exclusionary.” Say goodbye to Anna’s hummingbird…
Editor’s Note: This piece on black radicals and law enforcement is the fifth installment in a series by Speaker Gingrich on American despotism. Listen to The American Spectator’s exclusive interview with the speaker here. Find the rest of the series here. Through the 1960s…
Editor’s Note: This piece on race and the civil rights movement is the fourth in a series by Speaker Gingrich on American despotism. Listen to The American Spectator’s exclusive interview with the speaker here. Find the rest of the series here. The…
The Hoover Institution’s Thomas Sowell has written another book — bringing the total to more than 40. Even more remarkable is that he finished writing his latest book — Social Justice Fallacies — at the age of 93. He recently…