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Harvard Study Finds Leftist Profs Are Less Likely to See an Ideological Imbalance on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 11, 2020 3 Comments

"conservative college faculty members are more likely than leftist college faculty members to believe that the lack of ideological diversity on campuses has gotten worse, not better"...

Tulane Cancels Talk By Author After Students Misunderstand And Protest Book

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2020 47 Comments

Edward Ball is the author of a new book called 'Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy' which explores ugly, racist aspects of his own family's past. You would think this is a book which would appeal to progressive college students. At Tulane, a talk by Ball has been canceled for now, because student critics were outraged by the very idea of this event.

U. Pittsburgh Removes Program Director Over Mild Criticism of Affirmative Action in Paper

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2020 4 Comments

"This violated the First Amendment, which protects even harsh criticism of affirmative action."...

Petition at Chapman U. Calls for Removal of Busts of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 06, 2020 4 Comments

"petition suggests replacing the current busts with busts of Angela Davis, Malcolm X, Harvey Milk, Nelson Mandela, Princess Diana, John Lewis, Cesar Chavez, James Baldwin, and Dolores Huerta"...

College Republicans and Democrats at Georgetown Join Together, Condemn Cancel Culture

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 06, 2020 4 Comments

"presidents of the College Republicans and College Democrats at the Catholic university in D.C. have spoken out in support of Torgerson’s right to say what he wants"...

Film Center in Portland Cancels ‘Kindergarten Cop’ After Critics Liken it to ‘Birth of a Nation’

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 05, 2020 23 Comments

One of the amazing things about cancel culture, is the ability of its proponents to apply it to pretty much anything. In Portland, OR, a film center was planning a showing of the 1990 film 'Kindergarten Cop' until critics claimed the film promotes a 'school-to-prison' pipeline.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FucY0Tm6XO0

Trump Launches Cancel Culture Ad: “I’m Afraid To Say This Out Loud”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2020 22 Comments

The Trump campaign has released a TV ad that directly addresses what is commonly referred to as cancel culture, the silencing of people who fear retribution from liberals, like trying to get you fired.

Loyola University-Maryland Canceling Writer Flannery O’Connor for Supposed Racism

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 04, 2020 0 Comments

"the building names we use at Loyola should declare to our students—and entire community—what sort of values we esteem and hope to instill in our graduates"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m44_lH6XkA

White House video of America’s Frontline Doctors gets full cancel culture treatment

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 04, 2020 24 Comments

There have been some troubling developments related to the now heavily censored video of medical professionals touting the effects of hydroxychloroquine treatment on patients suffering from COVID-19. In fact, those involved in the making or promoting of the video are getting the full cancel-culture treatment.

Cancel Culture Mob Comes for Music Theory Prof at U. North Texas

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 03, 2020 7 Comments

“This should also extend to investigating past bigoted behaviors by faculty”...

Cancel Culture Backlash: Long Islanders Rally Behind Pizzeria Owner Attacked For Displaying Trump Flag

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 01, 2020 38 Comments

Slowly, oh so slowly it seems, we are starting to see more and more stories of pushback against the left's insane cancel culture mobs that attack and attempt to impoverish and destroy individuals, businesses, whomever for failing to conform to their own ponderously illogical worldview.

Biologist Forced Out of Academia for Saying Male and Female are not Social Constructs

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 01, 2020 9 Comments

"Male and female are not social constructs, but are real biological categories that do not fall on a spectrum."...

Political Science Prof Faces Termination for Failing to Complete Mandatory Diversity Training

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 31, 2020 6 Comments

“I’m going to the mat on this one.”...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqC2EM6Bw6o

Chicago Tribune’s John Kass will not take a knee to cancel culture

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2020 35 Comments

George Soros rightly is maligned for his corrupting influence on politics. We have documented, among many other things, how Soros has funded, mostly through organizations in his network, the anti-Israel ecosystem.

https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/6174859233001/#sp=show-clips

“cancel culture is meant to silence the people who don’t have protection, who don’t have power, who don’t have a platform”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 25, 2020 24 Comments

On Friday, July 24, 2020, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by FOX Business' Gerry Baker on "WSJ at Large" regarding cancel culture. The interview was enjoyable for at least a couple of reasons.

UPenn Prof Faces Calls for Removal After Questioning Wording Of Proposed Anti-Racism Statement

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 25, 2020 42 Comments

If there is one thing we have learned in recent months, it is that certain subjects are simply not open to debate. In this case, UPenn Professor Carlin Romano did not even object to the spirit of an an anti-racism statement, he simply questioned the language of it. Now he is facing calls for his removal.

Wall Street Journal refuses to take a knee to internal woke mob

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 24, 2020 39 Comments

A group of 280 news staffers at The Wall Street Journal signed, and then leaked, a letter complaining about the Opinion pages. The full letter was leaked to and published on Twitter by a NY Times journalist:

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