#culture-war

#culture-war

The Department of Homeland Security will shut down this weekend if Congress can't figure out how to fund it. There's nothing even resembling a deal so far. ( Punchbowl News) Democrats want reforms to ICE; Republicans claim that making federal immigration agents show their faces and produce judicial warrants, as required by law, would endanger them somehow. ( NYT) One idea floating around is to split the bill so DHS operations like FEMA and TSA could continue. ( AP)

It's the latest and dumbest chapter of the assumption of the figure of Columbus into the right-vs-left American culture war, in which the reactive American right has been compelled to champion and obsess over the historical and cultural validity of an Italian explorer born in 1451, who never even physically set foot on the land that would become the continental U.S.A., because the left dared to add context to the historical record.

While the culture war cancellation of the University of Arkansas' incoming law dean made headlines this week, it follows substantial turnover among law school leadership in general.

With Maria Steen in the race, her culture-warrior followers would have dragged the presidential contest into a debate about transgenderism

"How radical is Abigail Spanberger?" a voice says at the start of the 30-second spot. "She didn't just vote to let men in girls' locker rooms. She wrote the bill. Spanberger believes this man has the right to undress next to little girls, but it gets worse. If a child wants to change genders, Spanberger says the parents shouldn't be told. That's insane."

The late-night host's show returned after a brief suspension over comments regarding Charlie Kirk. In case you missed it, or you're in a market where local affiliates are still refusing to air the show, we've got a rundown of all the highlights. Kimmel teared up, explaining that he never intended to make light of Kirk's death. And he called political efforts to sway networks and affiliates from airing the show "un-American," noting it wasn't just about comedy.

Christopher Rufo took six months to contradict his own advice. In February, the conservative activist wrote that social-media posts "should no longer be grounds for automatic social and professional annihilation." This view won't come as a surprise to anyone who has followed Rufo's long crusade against left-wing cancel culture. By August, however, he had emulated his enemies, arousing outrage over a journalist's old tweets. The episode demonstrates not just his own hypocrisy but also why campaigns against unwelcome speech should always be resisted.

"I will hold the line," Mace said repeatedly, casting herself as a warrior against what she called "the gender cult," undocumented immigrants, and public colleges that acknowledge the existence of more than two genders.

The Ipsos poll indicates alarming trends among young men’s views on abortion, with only 46% supporting legality in all or most cases, reflecting a significant cultural shift.

Moran's tweet on Stephen Miller, calling him filled with hatred, sparked outrage, leading to his suspension as the situation intensified within culture war dynamics.