Endlessly Misunderstanding Marcus GarveyThe Right-“Moreover, as an avid reader of self-help books and prolific advocate for the prosperity gospel, Garvey would find demands for a black agenda to be insulting.”Lipton Matthews12/16/2020
The Real Appeal of Jordan PetersonThe Right-“Peterson is a man of conviction in an oasis of compromise; therefore, he is perfectly poised to fill the gap in a world crying out for certainty.”Lipton Matthews12/10/2020
Reconsidering How We Argue for CapitalismThe Right-“To improve the reputation of capitalism, libertarians must remind naysayers that it is a moral system based on freedom and voluntary participation.”Lipton Matthews12/7/2020
What Is a Cult, Anyway?The Center-“The word ‘cult’ is tossed around quite frequently in media, but few can offer a precise definition.”Gabriel Andrade11/23/2020
How Democrats Can Win Back Cuban and Venezuelan VotersThe Left-“For those accustomed to political polarization, it is easy to transition into this hyper-polarized political climate in the United States and readily pick a side.”Adam J. Nott Borges11/19/2020
Is the West “at War with Islam”?The Center-“This becomes painfully clear when it is one’s own city that is being attacked. I had cycled through the neighborhood a mere 30 minutes before the attack commenced.”Gerfried Ambrosch11/6/2020
America: Strained But StrongThe Center-“Hopefully, the reality of neither party being dominant will translate into a shared recognition that virtues like tolerance must be rediscovered and resuscitated in our political life.”Thomas Koenig11/4/2020
Appreciating the Legacy of James RandiThe Center-“The Canadian-born James Randi, who passed away this past week at the age of 92, will surely be remembered as a modern-day Lucian.”Gabriel Andrade10/25/2020
Boredom: a Double-Edged Sword, for Individuals and SocietyThe Center-“Compared to these other negative emotional states, boredom might seem like a trivial complaint. However, boredom can cause real problems if not directed towards healthy and constructive behaviors.”Clay Routledge10/14/2020
The Politicization of PsychiatryThe Center-“Given the numerous historical antecedents, it is likely that—probably sooner rather than later—politics would get in the way of such clinical assessments.“Gabriel Andrade10/11/2020
Members of Congress Should Live Together, But Not in DormsThe Center-“…I propose the Republican Party and the Democratic Party collectively raise money from private donors to build a 535-unit townhouse neighborhood in Washington, D.C., where all of our elected representatives will live together along with their families…”Michael Mazenko10/5/2020
Changing My Mind on Universal Basic IncomeThe Right-“With 14 million Americans suddenly plunged into indefinite unemployment, has UBI become more popular? It seems like the answer is yes and no.”Eddie Ferrara10/2/2020
Tax Evasion and the Catholic Church’s Plank in Its EyeThe Center-“But the hard fact is that the Vatican’s vast untaxed riches—and the Church’s tax-exempt status in many countries—make it impossible for [Pope Francis] to avoid charges of hypocrisy.”Gabriel Andrade9/29/2020
“The American People”—a Phrase Worth DiscardingThe Center-“…there are perhaps a few other aspects of the phrase that ought to make it first on the chopping block when considering which expressions really out to be expunged immediately from our national discourse.”Erich J. Prince9/29/2020
Don’t Blame Free Speech for ExtremismThe Right-“Free speech does not enable extremism. Quite the contrary: It is the primary means to challenge wrongheaded attitudes, ideologies, and belief systems.”Aaron Tao9/28/2020
The Grift That Keeps on Grifting: the Troubling Issue on CampusThe Center-“One of the most common questions posed by those trying to fight this is: What can we do to stop this? As someone who works in education and higher learning, I can provide three potential options…”Carson Babich9/20/2020
Bob Woodward and “Citizen Trump”The Right-“President Trump was acting as the United States’ cheerleader, his Republican supporters argue. He was derelict in his duty to protect the American public, charge his Democratic opponents.”Robert Orlando9/16/2020
When the Press Is Just as Guilty of “Election Interference”The Right-“As for now, journalists of Goldberg’s type are simply in the electoral interference business; and they just so happen to be doing it from within the United States’ own borders and from beneath the mastheads of once-respected magazines.”Tony D. Senatore9/15/2020
Secretary Mattis and “Meditations” on TrumpThe Right-“Secretary Mattis’ words are a warning and a reminder that our roots were born not of anger but of a deeply felt awareness of human limitation.”Robert Orlando9/12/2020
In Gratitude for the Executive Order on Critical Race TheoryThe Right-“The Melting Pot is a quaint notion now perhaps (and no longer widely taught to curious young boys and girls), but I find it useful as a basic counterimage to the sophisticated, academic concept of Critical Race Theory now being taught.”Jim Proser9/11/2020
“Holding the Powerful Accountable”—Empty Words?The Center-“The holding the powerful accountable phrase resonates as it does—and, presumably, is chosen by the news media’s back-patters—because it is, indeed, precisely what a news media should be doing.”Erich J. Prince9/7/2020