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Analysis and Commentary

Ayaan Hirsi Ali And Asra Q. Nomani Respond To Readers

by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Asra Q. Nomanivia The New York Times
Friday, June 23, 2017

Last week, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Asra Q. Nomani testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. During the hearing, they weren’t asked any questions about political Islam by the Democratic women on the panel — an experience they argue is emblematic of a troubling trend among progressives to overlook the brutal reality of Islamist extremism.

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Kamala Harris, Speak Up. Don’t Be Silent On Women’s Rights.

by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Asra Q. Nomanivia The New York Times
Thursday, June 22, 2017

Last week, Senator Kamala Harris, a Democrat from California, made headlines when Republican senators interrupted her at a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee while she interrogated Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The clip of the exchange went viral; journalists, politicians and everyday Americans debated what the shushing signified about our still sexist culture.

Analysis and Commentary

A Civil Rights Rollback, Or A Victory For Common Sense?

by Michael J. Petrillivia Flypaper (Fordham Education Blog)
Wednesday, June 21, 2017

The national press jumped all over the news last week that the Office for Civil Rights in the Trump Department of Education will be taking a different tack on federal civil rights enforcement than it did under the Obama Administration. As Andy Rotherham wrote, “not surprisingly, with those words—Trump, civil rights, federal—in the same sentence, people are alarmed.” And sure enough, the mainstream media published articles with alarming headlines, like “Education Dept. Says It Will Scale Back Civil Rights Investigations.”

Analysis and Commentary

In The Summer Of "Wonder Woman", Hillary Should End The Winter (And Spring) Of Her Discontent

by Bill Whalenvia Forbes
Sunday, June 11, 2017

If last November wasn’t about cracking a glass ceiling, then this summer might be. As of this weekend, the cinematic smash Wonder Woman has raked in a cool $435 million in worldwide box office, making it the hottest start for a film directed by a woman (that would be Patty Jenkins).

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'Hello Girls' Answered Our Nation's Call

by Elizabeth Cobbsvia Houston Chronicle
Saturday, May 27, 2017

They answered call in WWI, led efforts to secure vote, benefits.

In the News

Condoleezza Rice, Others Paying It Forward At KPMG Women's PGA Championship

featuring Condoleezza Ricevia PGA
Tuesday, May 16, 2017

More than half of all management, professional and related occupations are held by women, yet women account for only five percent of the CEOs of S&P 500 companies today.

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Carly Fiorina on the Future of the United States

interview with Carly Fiorinavia Uncommon Knowledge
Thursday, May 11, 2017

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The path forward for the United States.

Analysis and Commentary

One Reason Why Affluent, Liberal Parents Often Choose Segregated Schools, Even When That May Not Be Their Intention

by Michael J. Petrillivia Flypaper (Fordham Education Blog)
Wednesday, May 3, 2017

School segregation has been in the news a lot lately, with journalists examining the policy decisions that cause it, and the parental decisions that perpetuate it.

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The Classicist: The Tenets Of Progressive Nihilism

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia The Classicist
Tuesday, May 2, 2017

As the Left grows more militant, it's ideological obsessions become harder to reconcile with reality.

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The Libertarian: France, Immigration, And The EU

via Defining Ideas (Hoover Institution)
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

What French elections tell us about the future trajectory of Europe.

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