Winston Marshall is more than a martyr
I hope the banjoist is now free to reveal publicly how the industry operates these days
Cancel culture
Thursday
Tuesday
Thursday
Will Chrissy Teigen learn the moral of her own story?
This is what happens when you cultivate a culture of apology without forgiveness
Friday
Amy Chua and the age of infantilization
Some young people would prefer to be nurtured than respected
Wednesday
Ellie Kemper and Twitter’s Two Minutes Hate
Twitter’s ‘what’s happening’ sidebar enables the mob to pile on
Monday
Van Morrison is a sane man in a mad world
The Morrison cancel mob are dancing to the tune of the oligarchy that is trashing American democracy
Friday
Books you shouldn’t read in public
To read is to invite derision, especially if you grew up in a working-class town
Monday
Last chance to end the tech tyranny
Big Tech’s unchecked power serves a moral vision as comprehensive as that of any religion
Wednesday
Journalism is pure madness
The North American media is in a ‘purity spiral’
Monday
How to cancel someone
Cockburn’s guide to mutually assured cancellation
Thursday
It’s time to cancel the Village People
This mono-gendered depiction of the local proletariat is laughably outdated
Wednesday
Please cancel me
It would be good for business
Friday
Marilyn Manson and the death of the bad boy
Rebellion used to be sexy, and bad used to be so, so good
Tuesday
President Biden vs Dr Seuss
The Commander-in-Chief has removed the author from ‘Read Across America’ day amid concerns about racism
Monday
Yelp’s anti-racist social credit nightmare
The company’s ‘Business Accused of Racist Behavior’ tag is straight out of the CCP playbook
Monday
Letters from the politically homeless
Almost every Democrat voting for Trump has a story about being ostracized, shamed or losing a friend
Wednesday
The most memorable RNC speakers are not the stars
The speech of the night belonged to Nick Sandmann
Friday
How I got canceled
You do not challenge any part of this politically correct madness without risking everything. I recommend that more of us do just that
Tuesday
Biden’s comms director doesn’t hate women — but he does suck at his job
What would you expect from a Director of Strategic Communications?
Let’s ignore online petitions
Trader Joe’s rebrands a product line after fewer than 2,000 complaints