Race Police Turn on Roger Ebert Over Politically-Incorrect Tweets


The announced revisions of Mark Twain’s classic The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—“replac[ing] the ‘N’ word with slave, ‘injun’ with Indian, and ‘half-breed’ with half blood”—have demonstrated that leftists don’t always practice what they preach when it comes to respecting artist’ creative work or sheltering children from controversial subject matter.

The Top 8 Most Conservative Episodes of “The Twilight Zone”


Between Light and Shadow

The Real Story Behind Kathy Griffin’s War on the Palins: The Media Laps It Up


Kathy Griffin’s latest bid for the spotlight is her New Year’s resolution that it’s 16-year-old Willow Palin’s “turn to go down.” But does this really having anything to do with her crusade against gay bullying?

In Mocking John Boehner, David Letterman Derails a Valuable Conversation About Statesmanship


For all of the ways in which contemporary society claims to have broken free of stereotypes, there’s still one sure-fire way for men to raise eyebrows: cry in public

Katie Couric: A Muslim “Cosby Show” Could Help Cure America’s Bigotry


Sometimes outside-the-box thinking proves invaluable in solving the controversies that plague us, but sometimes it turns out to be a minefield of useless self-embarrassment. CBS anchor Katie Couric’s novel approach to combating alleged Islamophobia falls firmly in the latter camp.

Television Turned Against Women’s Rights in Afghanistan. Where’s Cultural Imperialism When You Need It?


Television can be a force for liberty in totalitarian and theocratic societies, but it can be used to thwart liberty, as well.

Michael Vick Is A-OK; So Saith President Obama


But Michael Vick? Really? There’s something absurd about Obama using this particular case to take a stand.

Hawaii Governor Revives Birth Certificate Wars Because He Wants to End the Controversy. Yeah, Right


Thankfully, TV and the blogosphere haven’t suffered any major Birther eruptions in a while, but Hawaii’s new Democratic governor, Neil Abercrombie, is poised to reignite the dumbest of Barack Obama’s scandals.

Yet Another Reason ObamaCare Is Even Worse Than You Think


I don’t think this is quite what outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wanted the American people thinking about when she said we needed to pass ObamaCare to “find out what’s in it,” but a new Daily Beast column by Shikha Dalmia of the Reason Foundation is a perfect example of why that statement rightfully scared people half to death.

Shepard Smith Goes Nuclear on GOP “Grinches” Over 9/11 Health Bill


Many outlets, including the Huffington Post, Mediaite, and the Examiner, are increasingly taking notice of Fox News anchor (and longtime left-wing drama queen) Shepard Smith for his alleged courage and principle in distancing himself from the rest of the channel’s right-wing propagandizing