Tag Archives: Pop Culture

Jonah Goldberg: In Praise of Hippie Punching

“I’m going through one of these moments in which a lot of people have decided that they know my motives better than I do. We don’t need to get into the weeds on that (spoiler: you don’t). But it does … Continue reading

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What Do Socialist Democrats Stand For?

“Democrats STILL Unable to Separate From CRAZY LEFTISTS” Source:Yaron Brook with a look at U.S. Representative Alexandria O. Cortez (Democratic Socialist, Bronx, New York) From Yaron Brook As my colleague Rik Schneider said last week in response to Matt Lewis’s column … Continue reading

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Matt Lewis: The Cringe Campaign: Why Democrats Can’t Manufacture Cool

“Spring is in the air, and Democrats are rummaging through the political closet and trying on different looks. When just a little more than a quarter of registered voters have positive views about you, a makeover sounds appealing. But manufactured … Continue reading

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Real Time With Bill Maher: ‘New Rule: America, Love It Or Leave It’

Source:Real Time With Bill Maher telling American leftists to grow up. Source:The New Democrat “America has big problems, but it doesn’t need quitters; it needs people who’ll stay and fix it.” From Real Time With Bill Maher I’ll take these Bill … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Olgan Khazan: ‘ Why It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s’

Source:The New Democrat  “There’s a meme aimed at Millennial catharsis called “Old Economy Steve.” It’s a series of pictures of a late-70s teenager, who presumably is now a middle-aged man, that mocks some of the messages Millennials say they hear … Continue reading

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TED: Joseph G. Levitt: ‘How Craving Attention Makes You Less Creative’

Source:The New Democrat  “Joseph Gordon-Levitt has gotten more than his fair share of attention from his acting career. But as social media exploded over the past decade, he got addicted like the rest of us — trying to gain followers … Continue reading

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Charisma On Command: ‘How To Have Fun Without Drinking’

Source:The New Democrat “How Do I have Fun Without Drinking?” Google It can be tough to have fun when you are learning how to not drink when everyone else is. People will peer pressure you incessantly, implying that you’re no fun … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Amanda Mull: ‘The Rise of Coffee Shaming’

Source:The New Democrat “Suze Orman wants young people to stop “peeing” away millions of dollars on coffee. Last month, the personal-finance celebrity ignited a controversy on social media when a video she starred in for CNBC targeted a familiar villain: … Continue reading

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The New Criterion: William F. Buckley: ‘Who’s He: A Review of Snobbery The American Version’

Source:The New Democrat  “Joseph Epstein’s new book about snobbery1 ends up being a book about Joseph Epstein, which is perfectly okay—provided one is Joseph Epstein. Another’s book about snobbery, displaying the author’s biography, his likes and dislikes, suspicions, affections, affectations, … Continue reading

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Commentary Magazine: Abe Greenwald: ‘Our Socialist Socialites’

Source:The New Democrat Source:Commentary Magazine It’s not everyday that I agree with anything that is written by Commentary Magazine, except when they’re critiquing both the Far-Left and Far-Right in America which is what they do along with National Review as … Continue reading

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