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The assumptions of progressivism April 24, 2023
Clark Wren
Progressivism requires a boatload of assumptions.
Final frontier for campus thought police: Alumni reunions April 5, 2019
Thomas Lifson
There is danger for the progressive panjandrums ruling campus speech and thought: what about alumni — especially alumni whose campus experience predates the takeover?
Progress Is Not Enough December 23, 2018
Anthony J. DeBlasi
A major risk in any effort to advance progress, however defined, is not adequately considering the possible adverse consequences to the people it will affect.
Examinations and Education May 28, 2018
Andrew Wheelwright
High-stakes exams are a necessary and a very good thing, but have now been demonized by our educational and psychobabble professionals
David Horowitz Explains the Ruling Ideas of the Left April 14, 2018
Richard Baehr
Why the left has been consistently wrong and produced so much destruction in its wake.
Princeton professor explains the dark side of progressivism April 21, 2016
Lee Cary
Today’s new progressives, neoprogs, appear to be rapidly abandoning the label of “liberal” and adopting “progressive” as a more favorable moniker. But the history of legacy American progressivism is less than worthy of praise.
Dearth of 'systematic thinking' dooms debate January 11, 2016
Jon N. Hall
American conservatism is not right-wing and not extremist; it is centrist.
Creeping euthanasia December 12, 2015
Thomas Lifson
For over a century, progressive social engineers dreamed of ridding society of those deemed useless or inferior. Oops! Some of them just got caught at trying it.
Progressivism: Easing the Way to Mass Murder September 26, 2015
Kenneth Levin
Progressivism-informed foreign policy has had the effect of making the world safer for mass murder.
Political Correctness: The Progressive Political Strategy March 18, 2015
Norman Rogers
PC accomplishes a lot for the Left, but it is vulnerable if people dare stand up to it.
America is in a Progressive Chokehold December 24, 2014
Scott Mayer
Today, the scapegoat for the failures of the “progressive” welfare state is so-called “racist” cops.
Liberalism just not up to the task anymore October 17, 2014
James Longstreet
Liberalism thrives in times in which there are no crises.
Crony Capitalism and Progressive Desperation September 21, 2014
Michael Booth
Why progressives inevitably turn to crony capitalism.
The Progressives: Modern and Postmodern September 15, 2014
Robert Curry
The two versions of Progressivism are fairly easy to distinguish from one another. One is much more obviously insane.
If You Want to Get into a Really Big War, Elect a Liberal September 12, 2014
Selwyn Duke
Avoiding disastrous war is the stuff of foreign policy, and foreign policy involves dealing with other humans; as such, it can only be as good as your understanding of human nature.
Nature And Progressive Ideology June 21, 2014
Robert Klein Engler
“You can't force your ideology on the cat.” This advice was given after a kitten nearly died when its owners fed it a strict vegan diet.
Progressivism as a Weapon of Mass Destruction February 26, 2014
Jeffrey T. Brown
Progressivism has not only failed every time it has been tried; it must also be said that it has done irreparable damage to humanity wherever it has been practiced.
After the Great Disappointment February 25, 2014
Christopher Chantrill
The great story of the last two thousand years is the gradual and halting attempt to transcend the boundaries of tribalism with something new and amazing.
Nazism Paved the Way February 23, 2014
Enza Ferreri
The roots of many "progressive" policies are far more squalid than they would like us to believe
Turkey Abandoning Atatürk February 17, 2014
Neil Snyder
With elections approaching, the most volatile region in the world could use a return to the sane leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Equality of Opportunity February 4, 2014
Chet Richards
If we step back from the feel good propaganda, we see that Equality of Opportunity doesn't mean what most people think it means.
The State of the Static Union (and Universalist Claptrap) February 2, 2014
Clarice Feldman
When Vladimir Putin is a better defender of the West than Barack Obama -- or any other Western leader -- we're in bad shape.
The Communist Party Hails De Blasio and Obama January 15, 2014
Paul Kengor
Handy evidence of how communists continue to exploit the "progressive" label isn't hard to find. It's always just a click away at the website of People's World.
The Big Apple or the Red Apple? January 3, 2014
Jeannie DeAngelis
With Bill de Blasio making his mayoral debut, we may soon have both.
The Fight For Hearts And Minds December 23, 2013
Jeffrey T. Brown
Progressivism is not only the guiding political philosophy of the left, but is becoming our new, national religion.
Catholics and Communists December 3, 2013
Daren Jonescu
For generations, the global Catholic Church, at leadership levels, has been deeply invested in progressive collectivism.
The People of the Lie November 26, 2013
Christopher Chantrill
All the lying tells us something. It tells us how hard it is for liberals to get up in the morning and tell America the truth about their political agenda
Obama's 'Fake' Twitter Followers Explained September 27, 2013
Daren Jonescu
A hitherto negligible segment of the population, non-existent humans, has found a powerful reason to become fully engaged participants in the political process
Where's the Progress in Progressivism? April 10, 2013
Daren Jonescu
Perhaps the ultimate explanation of every progressive atrocity, real and prospective, from the Communist Manifesto to Bill Ayers' projection of the need to kill twenty-five million Americans who resist re-education
Using Conservative Jujitsu on Progressives April 3, 2013
Jason Kissner
Conservatives should take every opportunity to expose Progressive hypocrisy about, and cynicism toward, the very culture they themselves are creating -- sucker punching when necessary.
Does Progressivism Exist? March 24, 2013
Daren Jonescu
Is there really such a thing as progressivism? Or is it no more than a mirage -- a mirage leading into a deadly bog of social and political quicksand?
Please Do Not Adjust Your Child March 22, 2013
Daren Jonescu
The American public education system is a machine designed to destroy young minds and characters. How can we assure that children prevail over it?
Deconstructing America March 20, 2013
Glenn Fairman
America as de facto "Jailer of the Emergent Progressive Soul?" The "bloody boot" impressed upon the neck of the poor? Thanks to postmodern deconstruction of truth, all too many believe exaclty that.
Is It Time To Starve The Beast? March 18, 2013
Jeff Greenlee
What happens when Americans are disarmed and helpless before enemies bent on replacing Judeo-Christian values and principles with secular totalitarian rule?
Human Excellence and Dependency: Who Built What? March 16, 2013
Glenn Fairman
"You didn't build that" carries with it all the statist arrogance and ideological narcissism that has ruined the Social Democracies of Europe.
Magical Thinking and Iran March 15, 2013
William J. Meisler
"Reality-based" progressivism is much more reliant on primitive ritualism than they'd like the rest of us to know.
Progressivism's Revenge March 4, 2013
Daren Jonescu
To gain a clear picture of the agenda of modern-day progressives, we need to take a close look at their century-old roots, for one simple reason: at that time their agenda was not so carefully concealed.
Understanding the Threat of Progressivism's Equality March 2, 2013
Dr. Tom Barron
There is only one type of equality compatible with freedom: the equality of treatment of all individuals. Radical egalitarianism requires unequal treatment by force and subordination of the rights of some to the dictates of the collective.
A Sleepy Compliance with Tyranny February 7, 2013
Daren Jonescu
The progressive ethic deifies subjective feelings, attitudes, and "values," in particular those which glorify the collective and debase the individual. "You didn't build that" is the resentfully anti-individual sentiment of a perfect dupe.
Ending Progressive Public Education December 14, 2012
Daren Jonescu
Why do parents willingly send their own children -- their own future -- to socialist reeducation camps? "From my cold, dead hands," they proudly say of their guns. Are not their children worthy of at least so strong a grip?
Obama and Slavery December 10, 2012
Daren Jonescu
The progressive seeks to nationalize the slave industry. This is the literal meaning of his demands for confiscatory tax rates, redistribution of wealth, hyper-regulation of industry, and government control of health care and education.