by Ty Davison | Aug 9, 2020 | Essays
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines stereotype thusly: n. A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image. n. One that is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type. Because human beings are...
by Ty Davison | Aug 2, 2020 | News & Commentary
Andrew Sullivan is a superb, important writer. I followed him avidly during his Daily Dish blogging years. So happy he’s returned with the Weekly Dish. The Roots Of Wokeness – The Weekly Dish: And in this worldview, individuals only exist at all as a...
by Ty Davison | Aug 2, 2020 | News & Commentary
Trader Joe’s, responding to demands to change its packaging, says the product labels aren’t racist – CNN: More than 5,000 people have signed a petition calling on the grocery store chain to change what they call its racist branding names, using...
by Ty Davison | Jul 25, 2020 | News & Commentary
Even repugnant ideas—maybe especially repugnant ideas—must be able to be articulated. Emily Yoffe’s A Taxonomy of Fear: Confronted with words, ideas, or decisions they dislike, a growing number of people are asserting that they are in danger of...
by Ty Davison | Jul 9, 2020 | News & Commentary
#teamregardless Regardless Of What You Think, ‘Merriam-Webster’ Says ‘Irregardless’ Is A Word: “Irregardless is included in our dictionary because it has been in widespread and near-constant use since 1795,” the dictionary’s...
