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The Noble Savage and the Woke Citizen

Juan Carlos Aguilera Pérez July 23, 2026

Rousseau sought to liberate humanity by restoring it to an original innocence. Woke culture pursues a remarkably similar objective through what it calls the deconstruction of inherited civilization.

Satire in the Age of Cancel Culture

Sabine Beppler-Spahl July 15, 2026

For German cartoonist Bernd Zeller, the more sacred the political consensus becomes, the richer the material.

The Portuguese Left’s Attempts To Cancel Christmas Show Wokery Is Still Far from Dead

Rafael Pinto Borges December 28, 2025

When schools remove Christmas symbols, they are not making space for diversity; they are signalling that the majority’s culture is unworthy of being observed or continued.

Deleting the Right: A Digital Book-Burning in Berlin

Lauren Smith November 21, 2025

The Library of Conservatism in Berlin is being made invisible.

Gladwell’s Confession on Trans Sports and Intellectual Dishonesty

Itxu Díaz September 24, 2025

The sociologist hasn’t changed his mind about trans people; he has simply acknowledged that he hid his true opinion out of cowardice.

The Left Is Getting a Taste of Its Own Medicine

Lauren Smith September 16, 2025

Those gloating about Charlie Kirk’s murder are finding themselves on the sharp end of cancel culture. But the Right shouldn’t forget the dangers of stifling speech.

When Did The Arts Become So Closed-Minded?

Lauren Smith September 12, 2025

We could all benefit from enjoying more art made by people we hate.

Waving Goodbye to Woke? Not Yet

Roger Watson August 31, 2025

The author exposes that woke is not, as many probably think, an overdose of niceness. Woke is pure authoritarianism.

The Scottish Saltire hangs in Edinburgh on August 21, 2013 during the annual Festival Fringe.

Jewish Comedians Dropped from Edinburgh Fringe

TEC News July 25, 2025

A venue of the festival cancelled stand-up comics’ shows, citing the “safety concerns” of its bar staff.

Rod Dreher in front of poster for film Live Not by Lies

Live Not By Lies: A Cautionary Tale for an Illiberal Age

Lauren Smith July 1, 2025

The documentary adaptation of our columnist Rod Dreher’s book is an urgent warning against the creep of soft totalitarianism.

Tag: cancel culture

The Noble Savage and the Woke Citizen

Satire in the Age of Cancel Culture

The Portuguese Left’s Attempts To Cancel Christmas Show Wokery Is Still Far from Dead

Deleting the Right: A Digital Book-Burning in Berlin

Gladwell’s Confession on Trans Sports and Intellectual Dishonesty

The Left Is Getting a Taste of Its Own Medicine

When Did The Arts Become So Closed-Minded?

Waving Goodbye to Woke? Not Yet

Jewish Comedians Dropped from Edinburgh Fringe

Live Not By Lies: A Cautionary Tale for an Illiberal Age

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