Political Correctness on Townhall

• Obama's Dubious Scheme to Fix Homegrown Terrorism Fri Aug 12
  Karen Lugo
  An administration known for double-speak recently announced a strategy for preventing violent extremism: compelling “inclusiveness.” Yet the real agenda is likely to establish a nationwide network of partners to monitor speech on issues like the debate over Islamic law. ... more
• The Beleaguered Christians: Campus Crusade Drops Christ Sun Jul 31
  Michael Youssef
  Many faithful Christians feel that Campus Crusade for Christ’s announcement to drop Christ from their name is one more confirmation that there is a wholesale departure from the bedrock foundation of their faith. A woman recently asked me, “Where will this end?” ... more
• Agenda Behind Botched Pledge Still a Mystery Wed Jun 29
  Marybeth Hicks
  In the opening segment launching its coverage of the final round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, NBC aired a stunning montage of images meant to conjure a sense of pride and patriotism for America, a nod to the tournament’s location at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda. ... more
• Sex at Work? Tue Jun 28
  Frank Turek
  Are you supposed to have sex at work? I guess it depends on your profession, but for most of us the answer is “no.” Why then is corporate America obsessed with training about sex? ... more
• On Calling A Spade, A Spade Mon Jun 27
  Brian Birdnow
  Buried in the back pages of the American newspapers this past Friday were two news items of great interest to those who believe that we should take seriously the Islamic terror threat, and the danger it poses to our great nation. ... more
• NYC Schools Objects to "Saints" in Popular Song Wed Jun 22
  New York
  Students forced to change word "Saints" to "ants" when performing "When the Saints Go Marching In". ... more
• The Discriminatory Application of Non-Discrimination Policies Fri Jun 17
  Greg Baylor
  After months of deliberation, the University of Texas at San Antonio Career Center has agreed to post job announcements for a pro-life, Christian residential home for needy pregnant women. ... more
• Despite Growing Concern, Democrats Ignore Islamic Radical Threats Thu Jun 16
  Elisabeth Meinecke
  At a House hearing on Muslim-American radicalization in prisons Wednesday, several Democrat members were anxious to focus on anything but the topic at hand, instead bringing up threats in prisons posed by "right-wing" radicals, gun possession, and gang members. ... more
• The Cisco Kid Thu Jun 16
  Mike Adams
  Dr. Frank Turek was fired as a vendor for his political and religious views, even though those views were never mentioned or expressed during his work at Cisco. ... more
• Yale, Jews and double-standards Fri Jun 10
  Caroline Glick
  Last week Yale University announced its decision to close down its institute for the study of anti-Semitism. ... more
• A Politically Correct Guide to the Broadway Musical How to Succeed in Business Tue May 3
  Cliff Ennico
  We have examined the songs in this musical and we are concerned about some of the lyrics, which you may need to use as "teachable moments." ... more
• US Shariah Infiltrations (Part 3 of 3) Tue May 3
  Chuck Norris
  Five years ago, Donald Van Duyn, then the deputy assistant director of the FBI's counterterrorism division, warned us: "Islamic radicalization ... (exists) nationwide. Key to the success of stopping the spread of radicalization is identifying patterns and trends in the early stages." Van Duyn was exactly right. ... more
• Sanity Continues Losing Ground In School Culture Wars, Part I Fri Apr 29
  Kyle Olson
  Public schools continue to be a battleground in the culture war, as the education establishment – composed primarily of leftists bent on political correctness – gains more ground. ... more
• Sanity Continues Losing Ground in the School Culture Wars Fri Apr 29
  Kyle Olson
  Public schools continue to be a battleground in the culture war, as the education establishment – composed primarily of leftists bent on political correctness – gains more ground. ... more
• Marching in Lockstep to a Radical Agenda Wed Apr 6
  Robert Knight
  "We used to conform behavior to the military. Now we're conforming the military to behavior." ... more
• Love Oil And It Loves You Back Mon Apr 4
  Katie Kieffer
  I’m tired of negative news and hearing people whine without offering solutions. So, I’m defying the world by being optimistic. What makes me happy? Oil. ... more
• Parents Need to Step Up in Style Wars Sat Mar 26
  Kathryn Lopez
  The revealing dress code of the American 'tween may be best dramatized by yet another pop-culture slap in the face of fatherhood: A Tide commercial. ... more
• I Found My Thrill Blowing Up McGill Tue Mar 22
  Mike Adams
  The irony is never ending in higher education these days. College administrators are so steeped in the ideology of political correctness that they fail to miss an opportunity to help make their opponents’ argument for them. ... more
• Hearing on Muslim-American Radicals: "Americans Are Sitting Around Doing Nothing" Thu Mar 10
  Katie Pavlich
  The Council on American-Islamic relations was a focal point of Rep. Peter King's radicalization hearings today, with experts testifying that the threat of homegrown terror is real. ... more
• Terrorists with Union Cards? Tue Mar 8
  Ken Blackwell
  The response of our State Department spokesman, P.J. Crowley, to the murder of two U.S. Airmen and the wounding of two others in Germany was firmly noncommittal. Crowley was unwilling to call the incident terrorism. ... more
• Social Transformation and Culture: A Wilburforcian Scenario Tue Mar 1
  Herb London
  The great Russian social philosopher Pitirim Sorokin argued that when societies reach a sensate stage of historical evolution, it is inevitable that ideational impulses will percolate to the center of culture. This cyclical interpretation of history is driven by forces in the stream of history, a kind of quasi Marxian belief in historical inevitability. ... more
• Russian Orthodox Leader Stands for Principle Tue Feb 22
  Janice Shaw Crouse
  The “great man” theory of history — that strong, unique, and highly influential individuals shape history (for good or ill) through their commanding personal characteristics that imbue them with power and influence over a specific period of time or during certain circumstances — may not be as widely accepted today among professional historians as in the past, but for many of us there is no denying what our own experience shows us: An individual’s influence can have dramatic impact in specific situations or historic eras. ... more
• Multiculturalism Has Failed Thu Feb 17
  Emmett Tyrrell
  In pronouncing multiculturalism defunct, the French president joins German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Australia's former prime minister John Howard, Spain's former premier Jose Maria Aznar and, most recently, British Prime Minister David Cameron in heaving a failed policy into history's dustbin. ... more
• VAWA Is an Excellent Target for Spending Cuts Tue Feb 1
  Phyllis Schlafly
  While the U.S. House is trying to figure out how to cut wasteful and/or extravagant federal spending, members should be mindful of Reagan's advice to begin by cutting programs that are harmful. ... more
• Put Left-Wing Speech Control in the Cross Hairs Tue Feb 1
  Dennis Prager
  The most common left-wing objection to the right is that it wants to control others' lives. But, both in America and elsewhere, the threat to personal liberty has emanated far more from the left. ... more
• The Case For Mercenaries in Somalia Mon Jan 31
  Jeff Jacoby
  The government of Somalia is being urged to hire Saracen International, "a controversial South African mercenary firm," to protect Somali officials and help fight pirates and Islamic militants. ... more

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