Morning Jolt: We Have Bigger Problems to Tackle than Culture-War Politics

Making the click-through worthwhile: From the nation's airports to Congress to the 2020 campaign trail, headline-grabbing culture-war spats arise, squeezing out discussion of more substantive and difficult issues; two New York Times reporters warn the political-journalism world that the debates that occur on Twitter do not reflect real life in America; and an unveiling of a new batch of data about the gun industry in each U.S. state.

The More Time You Spend on Culture-War Politics, The Less You Focus on Other Problems

The editors observe that "Chick-fil-A faces explicit, official retaliation [by government agencies] not for any incidents of discrimination in its stores, but rather for the constitutionally protected freedom of expression of its associated ...

April 09 2019

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We Have Bigger Problems to Tackle than Culture-War Politics Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: From the nation's airports to Congress to the 2020 campaign trail, headline-grabbing culture-war spats arise, squeezing out discussion of more substantive and difficult issues; two New York Times reporters warn the political-journalism world that the debates that occur on Twitter do not reflect real life in America; and an unveiling of a new batch of data about the gun industry in each U.S. state. The More Time You Spend on Culture-War Politics, The Less You Focus on Other Problems The editors observe that "Chick-fil-A faces explicit, official retaliation [by government agencies] not for any incidents of discrimination in its stores, but rather for the constitutionally protected freedom of expression of its associated ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories The McCarthyite, Anti-Christian Campaign against Chick-fil-A Rich Lowry Official bans of the restaurant chain are anti-Christian, unconstitutional, and a harbinger of a larger effort to punish any organization that has uncongenial views on sexual morality.  Solving Social Problems Will Never Be Easy Kevin D. Williamson The same bureaucracies and politician-dominated processes we expect to ensure substantial justice for the entirety of the human race cannot figure out how to raise an apartment building in San Francisco. Eric Swalwell Enters Dem Primary With Focus on Gun Control Jack Crowe Swalwell followed the announcement by tweeting a video montage of his appearances on cable news and words of encouragement he's received on Twitter. ADVERTISEMENT The World Doesn't Care About Groupthink Victor Davis Hanson Political differences are not always so different, or they at least pale before cultural, class, and social affinities. Every Problem Identified in The Feminine Mystique Has Been Addressed Dennis Prager Feminist groups describe the state of American women in dire terms. Young middle-class and upper-class women are among the greatest malcontents in American life. Bram Stoker's The Office Kyle Smith The new vampire TV show is off to an excellent beginning. Harvard's Radical Uprising, 50 Years Later Daniel Pipes The would-be revolutionaries of the late 1960s went on to change the fundamentals of American academic life, eventually bringing on such delights as women's studies, political correctness, micro-aggressions, and intersectionality. Josh Hawley Demands DOJ Hold Yale Law School Accountable for Anti-Christian Discrimination Jack Crowe Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) sent a letter Tuesday to attorney general William Barr asking that he cut off federal funding to Yale Law School if it continues discriminating against... ADVERTISEMENT What NR is Reading Saints and Sinners in the Cristero War: Stories of Martyrdom from Mexico Msgr. James T. Murphy "Very few Americans, including those of Mexican ancestry, know anything about the brutal modern persecution of the Church in Mexico. This is a most welcome and thorough account...of this very cruel oppression of the Church. It's a stirring wake-up call." — James V. Schall, S. J., Professor Emeritus, Georgetown University LEARN MORE Photo Essays Mercury 7 Astronauts Defending America ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.