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Most Young Democrats are Embarrassed to be American
If you thought your country invented slavery, you might be embarrassed too
Jul 1
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Ted Balaker
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June 2025
A 10-Year-Old Explains: How Homeschooling Helped Me
"For kids to learn, they need to think. And to think, you need imagination."
Published on The Coddling of the American Mind Movie
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Jun 30
Save Us from the Experts, and Save Us from Those Who Bash Expertise
A pandemic of groupthink
Jun 24
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Ted Balaker
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Even Mark Cuban is Sick of Bluesky’s “Everyone Is Hitler But Me” Vibe
Would progressives rather emote or persuade?
Jun 17
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Ted Balaker
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Even Mark Cuban is Sick of Bluesky’s “Everyone Is Hitler But Me” Vibe
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How Elon’s X Bucked a Powerful Cultural Force
What do Harvard, MSNBC, and the Sundance Film Festival have in common?
Jun 13
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Ted Balaker
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George Clooney: Part-Time Champion of Free Expression
The ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ hubbub continues the attempt to memory-hole Cancel Culture
Jun 10
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Ted Balaker
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Kevin Spacey Is Uncancelled, But Has He Learned Anything?
Hollywood would rather talk about McCarthyism than Cancel Culture
Jun 3
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Ted Balaker
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Kevin Spacey Is Uncancelled, But Has He Learned Anything?
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May 2025
Behold, The Jake Tapper of Cancel Culture!
Gaslight Americans, switch sides, and cash in
May 29
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Ted Balaker
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Dumber by Design: Five Years Later, Reuters Is Determined to Learn Nothing from George Floyd Fallout
Groupthink's deadly toll
May 27
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Ted Balaker
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Dumber by Design: Five Years Later, Reuters Is Determined to Learn Nothing from George Floyd Fallout
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Is It Racist to Cast Ice Cube As the Kool Aid Man?
Seth Rogan continues to skewer a cancel culture he thinks doesn’t exist
May 20
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Ted Balaker
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J.K. Rowling: Not Just Uncancelled; Positioned for Revenge
How the tables have turned
May 15
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Ted Balaker
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Can Trans People Take a Joke? SNL Says Maybe
The show takes baby steps toward truly inclusive comedy
May 13
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Ted Balaker
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Can Trans People Take a Joke? SNL Says Maybe
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