Society & Culture

“Today, 43% of U.S. adults say the fact that sports betting is now legal in much of the country is a bad thing for society.” - Pew

“You can probably recognize both sides of this battle easily. The elite would be the doctors, lawyers, politicians, and those who trust them and run in their circles.” - P&D

“The podcaster and the late Charlie Kirk were wrong to refuse to cut ties with Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens. This failure is poisoning American conservatism.” - JNS

“It is time for the high court to clarify that parents—not the government, unions, or advocacy groups—are the primary decisionmakers for children’s education, upbringing, and care.” - Public Discourse

“At the inaugural Centennial Impact Summit on Sept. 26 and 27, speakers addressed technology’s role in shaping how humans see themselves, other people, and God. The event…was titled ‘Theology, Technology, and Anthropology: Reclaiming Embodiment in a Brave New World.’” - C.Leaders

“Netanyahu stressed that the 21-point plan ‘achieves our war aims,’ namely, envisioning the return of all hostages within three days and outlining a process to dismantle Hamas’ military and governmental capabilities.” - CPost

Also:

“A fifth of U.S. adults now regularly get news on TikTok, up from just 3% in 2020. In fact, during that span, no social media platform we’ve studied has experienced faster growth in news consumption, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis.” - Pew

“One party’s freedom of speech is another party’s disinformation and hate speech. Until it isn’t. Repeat.” - Acton

“Insofar as movement conservatism has followed the incentives of this mass politics, incessantly focused on winning national elections, it has taken the ‘popular conservative’ instinct that Kirk identified and redirected it in the direction of personal grievance and collective projects.

“ ‘Ultimately, the outcome was the agency was left broken and understaffed,” said Chad Becker, a former GSA real estate official. ‘They didn’t have the people they needed to carry out basic functions.’” - AP