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Apr 22 2022
Analysis
How Disney found itself in the middle of a culture war
Disney doesn’t like conflict.
Conflict means taking sides. Conflict means making enemies. Conflict means personally defining what’s right and what’s wrong. None of those things are appealing to a company that’s ridden high-gloss inoffensiveness to become the richest and most powerful entertainment company in the world.
Yet, despite its immense financial power and commitment to
Vox
Oct 13 2014
News
How Republicans Lost the Culture War
On Aug. 17, 1992, Pat Buchanan and the Republican Party declared a “culture war … for the soul of America.” On Oct. 6, 2014, Republicans surrendered. Twenty-two years ago at his party’s national convention, Buchanan thundered, “we stand with [President George H. W. Bush] against the amoral idea that gay and lesbian couples should have the same standing in law as married men and women.” Last
Politico
Sep 29 2014
Opinion
OPINION: The Tide of the Culture War Shifts
Not long ago, it would have been unusual for a Democratic senatorial candidate in Iowa to run a powerful abortion-rights television ad like the one recently broadcast by Representative Bruce Braley.
New York Times (News)
Feb 08 2023
News
Sarah Huckabee Sanders attacks ‘left-wing culture war’ in SOTU response
Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders undercut President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address as beholden to “woke fantasies” and untethered from mainstream America.
“Most Americans simply want to live their lives in freedom and peace, but we are under attack in a left-wing culture war we didn’t start and never wanted to fight,” Sanders, who is tasked with giving the GOP
Politico
Aug 13 2023
Analysis
In Ohio, civic bridges over cultural divides
Since the U.S. Supreme Court rescinded constitutional protection of abortion a year ago, every state ballot measure affirming the right of women to make their own reproductive decisions has passed. Those states now include Ohio. Voters there rejected a proposal last night intended to make it harder to enshrine social issues like abortion in the state’s constitution.
One consequence of
Christian Science Monitor
Sep 21 2023
News
Zelensky Tries To Counter War Fatigue In Washington Trip
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky makes his second wartime visit to Washington on Thursday in a bid to win fresh aid to fight Russian invaders despite signs of war fatigue among US lawmakers.
Zelensky will travel to the White House for talks with President Joe Biden and go to the Pentagon to seek more weapons including longer-range missiles to boost Ukraine's forces.
But his
International Business Times
Sep 11 2023
News
Entire New Hampshire high school cheerleading program suspended for harassment, toxic culture
An entire New Hampshire champion cheerleading program was on the hook for an alleged “toxic and pervasive culture” impacting students and administrators alike. The Londonderry School Board sent a clear message last week that harassment of any kind would not be tolerated when they voted unanimously in response to allegations raised against the cheerleading squad. With a suspension lasting until
Bizpac Review
Sep 11 2023
News
Londonderry, NH HS suspends cheer program amid allegations of toxic culture, bullying
LONDONDERRY, N.H. (WHDH) - The Londonderry, New Hampshire High School cheerleading program has been suspended after allegations surfaced of a toxic and pervasive culture of bullying, harassment, and discrimination, according to a letter sent to families. School administrators discussed the allegations with the school board in a non-public session on Saturday, the letter says, and voted
WHDH 7
Jul 08 2020
Analysis
Democrats see victory in Trump culture war
Democrats are taking aggressive steps to highlight President Trump’s focus on the hot-button cultural topics of race and heritage, betting it will play to their party’s advantage in November.
Democrats have embraced the Black Lives Matter campaign, and are now moving swiftly to carve out a clear distinction between the parties when it comes to issues of racial injustice.
The
The Hill
May 23 2020
Analysis
Memetic Mediation: The Hard Problem of the Culture War
During the build-up to the 2016 US presidential election, these terms were frequently highlighted in think pieces and hot takes—and for good reason. While presidential election cycles have always been acrimonious, this one was different. The tone was nastier, the strawmanning more egregious, and the appetite for genuine dialogue non-existent.
The so-called culture war was a defining
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