Victor Davis Hanson explores a key source of a former first lady’s woes. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is a euphemism for a rigid racialist theology. It deductively postulates that…
In his influential book, Coming Apart, Charles Murray made a compelling case for the cultural differences between affluent (white) Americans and working class (white) Americans. Among the differences were marriage…
Christopher Caldwell documents Old World turmoil for the Spectator. What is going on now is rather like the reverse of what happened in 1968 when Charles de Gaulle summoned la…
Victor Davis Hanson explores at National Review Online the curious phenomenon of left-of-center politicians whose words and actions stray from the progressive path. Conventional wisdom would suggest that liberal politicians…
That’s the title of a thought-provoking article by Frank Buckley. In it, Buckley compares the media’s recent coverage of America’s rural poor, with the way rural poverty was covered in previous…
I’ve always found it hard to understand why people from minority communities often seem to be more concerned about police misconduct than about crime. Like the victims of police misconduct, crime…
The Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council is disappointed Asheville City Council has not followed through faster with its commitments in the Food Action Plan. This reads like crazy talk to one…
The local daily has been running articles on labor problems in Asheville. In the restaurant business, people don’t want to work. The new work ethic is to talk on the…
As Hendersonville continues to pursue the grand economic development scheme for Seventh Avenue, a thorn has appeared. Yes, there is a mission there, and, well, how can we expect Fifi,…
Naomi Schaefer Riley explains for New York Post readers that environmental advocates tend to pursue policies that ignore or hurt the poor. Looking for something to do this weekend that…
Charles Murray discusses with Mary Kissel of the Wall Street Journal the many problems created by rampant cronyism in the American economy. KISSEL: You’re blaming the 1 percent, why? MURRAY:…