Topic: Woke

Is the Cracker Barrel ‘Old Timer’ misnamed?
Is the Cracker Barrel ‘Old Timer’ misnamed? August 27, 2025 Noel S. Williams I have no doubt the Cracker Barrel farmer would have been MAGA, which is probably why the woke executives wanted him gone.
Helen Mirren is right: James Bond should be a man
Helen Mirren is right: James Bond should be a man August 18, 2025 Greg Richter In a culture obsessed with reimagining classic characters to satisfy modern ideological trends, Dame Helen Mirren has delivered a rare dose of common sense. The 80-year-old Oscar-winning actress, who proudly describes herself as a feminist, recently told Saga Magazine that James Bond should remain a man.
The Danger Of A Successful Society: Absurdity
The Danger Of A Successful Society: Absurdity June 25, 2025 Vince Coyner When purposeless people have time, they start creating problems where none exist and “solutions” where none are needed.
Safetyism, Calming Jars, and America's Crisis of Leadership
Safetyism, Calming Jars, and America's Crisis of Leadership November 12, 2024 James A. George Which is better: a snowflake clutching a calming jar or Teddy Roosevelt? 
Caitlin Clark: A Successful White Female in the Black WNBA
Caitlin Clark: A Successful White Female in the Black WNBA June 14, 2024 Al Bienenfeld She’s truly put the league on the map, but leftists in the sports world hate so much what she stands for that they're willing to destroy themselves to drive her out.
Woke culture declares war on beauty
Woke culture declares war on beauty June 10, 2024 Eric Utter The Left is engaged in an all-out war on beauty, excellence, and decency. 
Washington Post-ies get lesson in cash flow
Washington Post-ies get lesson in cash flow June 4, 2024 Silvio Canto, Jr. What could be more enjoyable than watching a bunch of lefties full of themselves get a lesson in cash flow?
The mind virus ideology
The mind virus ideology June 2, 2024 Vaughan Cordle Our current government and its policies increasingly reflect an insidious "woke mind virus" ideology. 
Don't bring a knife to a gunfight
Don't bring a knife to a gunfight May 30, 2024 Richard Kline Fighting to remove, or even just temper, the influence of woke forces is a monumental task.
Kicking back
Kicking back May 24, 2024 Greg Maresca Harrison Butker kicked things off, but who will follow?
Target launches a ‘Celebrate’ black business campaign, exploits slave labor and descendants of slaves to do so
Target launches a ‘Celebrate’ black business campaign, exploits slave labor and descendants of slaves to do so May 21, 2024 Olivia Murray It could only be a woke corporation—what an ironic leftist grift.
The Ravings of a Kindly Old Man with a Poor Memory
The Ravings of a Kindly Old Man with a Poor Memory May 14, 2024 Pete McArdle If anyone is triggered by my forthcoming political and social ramblings, I invoke the Joe Biden defense.
University of Minnesota graduation destroyed by leftist groupthink and coercion
University of Minnesota graduation destroyed by leftist groupthink and coercion May 11, 2024 Eric Utter Firsthand notes from a wokester graduation ceremony.
Thoughts on the Protest Industrial Complex
Thoughts on the Protest Industrial Complex May 5, 2024 Christopher Chantrill The last time we had genuine protests for genuine victims was the civil rights era.
Wokester correctness lands USC in a pickle over its pro-Hamas valedictorian
Wokester correctness lands USC in a pickle over its pro-Hamas valedictorian April 16, 2024 Monica Showalter Of all the candidates they had for valedictorian, they had to pick a pro-Hamas fanatic?
Where is the warrior ethos?
Where is the warrior ethos? April 11, 2024 Michael J. Martini An Air Force colonel explains how the DEI focus is watering down the Force's true mission of 'fly, fight, and win.'
NC man arrested showing his ding-dong and soliciting showers with his fellow females…in a Planet Fitness women’s locker room
NC man arrested showing his ding-dong and soliciting showers with his fellow females…in a Planet Fitness women’s locker room April 11, 2024 Olivia Murray Welp, that didn’t take long!
Affirmative action Scrabble to hit shelves soon
Affirmative action Scrabble to hit shelves soon April 10, 2024 Olivia Murray As you may have guessed, the intended audience is Gen Z.
Sins and Atonement
Sins and Atonement April 5, 2024 Lars Møller With the appearance of penitence, but in reality the expression of moral confusion, the modern phenomenon of Western self-denial is destructive of everything on which we normally depend.
The Herd is out to trample you
The Herd is out to trample you April 1, 2024 J.A. Frascino The insurgent Leftist Herd needs to be corralled.  Where are the wranglers?
Lizzo – what was she thinking?
Lizzo – what was she thinking? April 1, 2024 M.B. Mathews The heavy-set exhibitionist is seemingly shocked that not everyone is a fan of her antics, so she’s taking her ball and going home.
Environmental watchdog sues San Francisco for 1.2 billion gallons of raw sewage and trash-filled runoff entering the bay each year
Environmental watchdog sues San Francisco for 1.2 billion gallons of raw sewage and trash-filled runoff entering the bay each year March 26, 2024 Olivia Murray Dirty needles, used condoms, and turds both on land and in the water: the charm of the most progressive utopia in America.
State of American Health Care
State of American Health Care March 20, 2024 Eileen F. Toplansky Wokery will be the death of American health care.
When did common sense in American agriculture get replaced by woke nonsense?
When did common sense in American agriculture get replaced by woke nonsense? February 13, 2024 R.W. Trewyn Woke farming? The ESG and DEI diseases are now afflicting agriculture.
Sports journal perfectly illustrates how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
Sports journal perfectly illustrates how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory January 27, 2024 Eric Utter Sports Illustrated went woke ... and got broke.
The West Becomes a Wokers' Paradise — Where Barbarism Is Alive and Well
The West Becomes a Wokers' Paradise — Where Barbarism Is Alive and Well September 24, 2023 Peter J. Sandys When Soviet Bolshevism fell, liberal democracy and capitalism stood ready to replace it. But thirty years later, they are also not far from following those comrades.
Empire State Building lit up in 'Pfizer Blue'
Empire State Building lit up in 'Pfizer Blue' September 23, 2023 Eric Utter Hard to see why this shot is being celebrated.
Delusional DAs endanger us by protecting foreign criminals
Delusional DAs endanger us by protecting foreign criminals June 15, 2023 Jason Hopkins and Matt O’Brien After coming into the U.S. and commiting crimes against Americans, leftist district attorneys are letting illegals escape serious charges to ensure they aren't deported.
Los Angeles archdiocese wakes up and smells the coffee after Dodgers cave in to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Los Angeles archdiocese wakes up and smells the coffee after Dodgers cave in to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence May 24, 2023 Monica Showalter Los Doyers caved to the wokesters on re-inviting the anti-Catholic bigots of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to stand for a community honor, but the archdiocese has finally roused itself to speak out.
Target in a panic over LGBT merchandise outraging customers —reports
Target in a panic over LGBT merchandise outraging customers —reports May 24, 2023 Monica Showalter Target pulled its trans and gay merchandise but then effectively said it was because its customers are a violent, threatening bunch. Sound as though that will fix what one of them reportedly called 'a Bud Light situation'?
Does anyone else have a problem fathoming woke clichés and edicts?
Does anyone else have a problem fathoming woke clichés and edicts? May 2, 2023 J.A. Frascino Twenty questions for the woke.
Anti-racist ideology rules Harvard's library
Anti-racist ideology rules Harvard's library April 26, 2023 A.J. Melnick There are magnificent structures dedicated to Western civilizational values such as the Widener Library. And then there is the 'Woke Room.'
And then they went after Agatha Christie
And then they went after Agatha Christie March 27, 2023 Rajan Laad Agatha Christie's thrillers lose their teeth forever.
Freud explains the woke movement
Freud explains the woke movement February 15, 2023 Joseph Frascino Woke preaches superego, but practices id.
Funny how all it takes is one wokester complaint...
Funny how all it takes is one wokester complaint... February 2, 2023 Bob Ryan Sometimes all it takes is a single wokester complaint for the world to be turned upside-down. A woke minority now has the power of "one."
Ashbury Haight Speech
Ashbury Haight Speech January 31, 2023 Nick Lopez Woke speech is the language of hate, because woke is a hate movement.  
Are we becoming the United States of Woke?
Are we becoming the United States of Woke? December 20, 2022 Anthony Gonzalez Now that white applicants are being prohibited from applying from certain fellowships in North Carolina, do we have to fight for the Civil Rights Act all over again?
After Brittney Griner swapped for Russian arms dealer, message sent is that woke politics has its perks
After Brittney Griner swapped for Russian arms dealer, message sent is that woke politics has its perks December 8, 2022 Monica Showalter The prisoner exchange was, to say the least, a little lopsided.
Americans choosing wallets over wokeness caught the elites by surprise
Americans choosing wallets over wokeness caught the elites by surprise October 26, 2022 Olivia Murray Ivory Tower snobs plead with us to vote for the Fettermans and the Warnocks, but things aren’t looking good for the Democrats.
The Changing (and Perplexing) Nature of Work
The Changing (and Perplexing) Nature of Work October 14, 2022 Stephen Helgesen Political activism's new watering hole.
Military as a vehicle to spread the woke virus isn't limited to the service members
Military as a vehicle to spread the woke virus isn't limited to the service members September 15, 2022 Olivia Murray Racist ideologies flying under the radar at DoD schools.
Cross-shaped pier in Ocean Grove causes wokesters to feel 'scared and bullied'
Cross-shaped pier in Ocean Grove causes wokesters to feel 'scared and bullied' August 29, 2022 Eric Utter Like Dracula, leftists are shriveling at the shape of a cross.
Ben and Jerry's: Where social responsibility is a slogan
Ben and Jerry's: Where social responsibility is a slogan August 19, 2022 Civis Americanus Ben & Jerry's does itself a disservice by associating with the crazies of the BDS movement.
Monticello goes woke
Monticello goes woke July 15, 2022 Charlotte Cushman Slander against Thomas Jefferson is slander against the Declaration of Independence, the very document that provides the foundation for freedom for all people. 
The Highland Park massacre and the media- and education-driven hatreds that fostered it
The Highland Park massacre and the media- and education-driven hatreds that fostered it July 6, 2022 Rabbi Michael Barclay The perp attempted a rehearsal of the July 4 shooting weeks earlier when he attempted to enter a Highland Park synagogue during Passover just two blocks from where he ultimately attacked the parade.
Hold on to your wallets: Biden wants you to pay for 'compassionate reassignments'
Hold on to your wallets: Biden wants you to pay for 'compassionate reassignments' May 30, 2022 Olivia Murray Proposal by Biden's woke Army would allow LBGTQ service members incensed by local laws to change their base.
Woke Hypocrisy: A User’s Guide
Woke Hypocrisy: A User’s Guide May 14, 2022 Steve Rose Too many Americans are still blind to the true nature of Wokeism.
How capitalism went woke
How capitalism went woke February 9, 2022 Brian Parsons Ways to virtue-signal the personal politics of corporate executives and investors while turning off half of their customer base.
What 'wokeness' really means
What 'wokeness' really means October 27, 2021 Jarrad Winter The tacit premise of wokeness is that minorities are intellectually deficient and hopelessly oppressed by everything around them.
Beware, Wokery is Increasing
Beware, Wokery is Increasing June 20, 2021 Michael Curtis A number of incidents in 2021 illustrate the manifestation of bigotry through cancel culture. 
Sports Illustrated now only illustrating wokeness
Sports Illustrated now only illustrating wokeness May 23, 2021 Eric Utter Sports Illustrated has completely given in to the mendacious minority mob that demands all things be seen exclusively through the prism of race/class/gender/politics.
The ‘Woke’ Follies
The ‘Woke’ Follies May 11, 2021 Steve McCann Generations of evolving agnostic narcissists, without an overriding national cause to rally around, are espousing new and hither to unheard of “rights” as a substitute religion or recasting previously resolved issues, such as so-called “systemic racism” as insoluble.
The Phony 'Woke' Risk Nothing
The Phony 'Woke' Risk Nothing April 8, 2021 Steve Feinstein Unlike real revolutionaries, such as those dating from 1776, today's wokesters make no sacrifices.
Walking the Woke, or Just Talking the Talk
Walking the Woke, or Just Talking the Talk March 12, 2021 Brian C. Joondeph Leading media organizations trip over themselves to be diverse, tolerant, and inclusive. How are they doing in these departments?
Is wokesterism peaking? Hyatt punches back at leftist boycott threat for hosting CPAC
Is wokesterism peaking? Hyatt punches back at leftist boycott threat for hosting CPAC March 1, 2021 Monica Showalter Have Democrats and wokester leftists overstepped?
High Culture’s Imminent Surrender to the Woke
High Culture’s Imminent Surrender to the Woke July 25, 2020 Jared Peterson Not at all surprisingly, the classical music world is now squarely in the sights of the woke mob.  It's the culmination of a process that began more than half a century ago
God Save Us from the Woke Pastor
God Save Us from the Woke Pastor June 28, 2020 Jason Mattera Behold, the Woke Pastor, and he’s gunning for your White Privilege and ready to tackle America’s systemic racism, one vegan protein shake at a time.