Opinion
ERICKSON: Gaslighting everything
The term “gaslighting” comes from the 1938 British play “Gas Light.” In the play, a woman’s husband pushes her to the edge of sanity by insisting their gas lighting is not dimming. In fact, it […]
SHAPIRO: The so-called meritocracy isn’t the problem
In 1958, British sociologist Michael Young coined the term “meritocracy” in his satirical novel, called “The Rise of the Meritocracy.” Its point was simple: When intelligence and effort are selected by any society as the […]
ERICKSON: Things that go bump in democracy
Monsters do not see themselves as monsters. Adolf Hitler did not see himself as a monster. He was a man of the people, protecting the Germans. Mao Zedong did what had to be done to […]
GINGRICH: We have been here before
Americans are eager and ready to talk about the good things we can do to make all of our lives much happier, freer, and more prosperous. The 2021 elections are indicative of this. Republicans made […]
ROSS: Time to bring Texas’ pro-life law to NC
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision not to prevent Texas’s law outlawing abortion after six weeks of pregnancy is a win for the unborn and the pro-life cause. North Carolina’s legislature should follow suit to […]