Category Archives: Cultural Issues

The man universally endorsed by Australian feminists

Posted on February 27, 2021 by currencylad

THERE’S a lot to see in Texas and many hands to shake at the Houston food bank whose staff are working to make the world a better place for the poor. But Joe Biden, presently visiting the Lone Star State, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Issues, Hypocrisy of progressives | 39 Comments

But we did invent hamburgers, pizza and doughnuts

Posted on February 26, 2021 by currencylad

Never in the field of human oppression have so few fed so much to so many: Critical race theory perfectly encapsulated in one image. A poisonous, intellectually vacuous doctrine & a racist grift. And, yet its influence is enormous & … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Issues, History | 111 Comments

People have been dying for a long time for a lot of reasons

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Steve Kates

The page above is taken from The Perpetual Almanack of Folklore for February 17 which shows, if you can read the print: During the week which ended on this day in 1719, the following diseases and conditions proved fatal to the … Continue reading →

Posted in COVID-19, Cultural Issues | 31 Comments

Arky: The twelve things that comprise the Shit Vortex

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Guest Author

1. Education as indoctrination. A large chunk of the population, given an alternative would take their children out of a system where an indoctrination in Marxist ideology has replaced useful content. Unfortunately the state has an iron grip on education, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Issues, Guest Post | 89 Comments

R G Collingwood on the corruption of public opinion

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Rafe Champion

An early warning in An Autobiography (1939). An extract from a recent commentary on Collingwood. He did not see democracy in the traditional way, as one form of government amongst others. As far as he was concerned, “the democratic system … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Issues, Freedom of speech, Rafe | 13 Comments

Indeed

Posted on February 8, 2021 by currencylad

Inclusion of transgender athletes the elephant in the room during AFLW’s Pride Round. Concerning: This did the rounds yesterday but there is no news of police rescuing the toddler.

Posted in Cultural Issues, Politics of the Left | 103 Comments

Biden restores re-education

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Sinclair Davidson

On his first day in office, President Joe Biden rescinded the Trump administration’s executive order prohibiting critical race theory (CRT) training for federal agencies and federal contractors. This is a sad reversal for Americans committed to colorblindness in public life. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Issues | 19 Comments

Cultural decline: Inaugural festivities then and now

Posted on January 20, 2021 by currencylad

A thrilling moment for somebody: Justin Timberlake to perform at Biden’s inauguration.   But there was a time when giants walked the earth and the King of Cool pretended to stagger along with them:

Posted in American politics, Cultural Issues, History | 24 Comments

Phil Spector 1939 – 2021

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Sinclair Davidson

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed the death in a statement. The official cause of death hasn’t yet been determined. Since 2009, Mr. Spector had been serving a sentence of 19 years to life for the 2003 shooting … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Issues | 21 Comments

About time

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Sinclair Davidson

As Cassie revealed in the Open Thread: The maker of popular board game Scrabble is facing a human rights complaint … About bloody time. All those millions and millions of children forced to play Scrabble by their parents because it … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Issues | 33 Comments