How is it universities have become such hotbed of leftist ideology? Who keeps it going? Per Capital Research's latest release in its Architects of Woke series -- The University's Shadow Activists -- it's paid administrators, who multiply like rats at the expense of tuition-paying students while at the same time providing an ideological fifth column inside the university. … [Read more...]
Boatlift: An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience
Tom Hanks narrates the epic story of the 9/11 boatlift that evacuated half a million people from the stricken piers and seawalls of Lower Manhattan. This short film is a good example of how free people respond in a crisis. Per the Huffington Post, "As panicked crowds rushed to find refuge from the area around the World Trade Center, many soon found themselves at the water’s … [Read more...]
Wrap-Up Smear: Lesson From Nancy Pelosi
In this short C-SPAN clip, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi explains how the political tactic known as the "wrap-up smear" works. She seems to understand it very well. … [Read more...]
Superman Joins a Union!
In this 3-minute clip, comedian Stephen Crowder imagines what a world where superheroes are unionized -- and Superman has to negotiate with his union shop steward over what heroics he will be allowed to do. … [Read more...]
If People Spoke Like Politicians
A humorous clip from the Australian TV channel Viceland, on the double-speak of politicians. … [Read more...]
Burglars for Gun Control: Short Film
We The Internet TV has made an excellent parody of biased anti-gun news reports, in this "report" highly sympathetic to the point of view of burglars. … [Read more...]
Yuri Bezmenov (Tomas Shuman): Ideological Subversion
Yuri Bezmenov was a Soviet defector who grew to love the West and tried to save it. Most notably, he warned that "The main emphasis of the KGB is not in the area of intelligence at all. Only about 15% of time, money, and manpower is spent on espionage and such. The other 85% is a slow process which we call either ideological subversion or active measures...or psychological … [Read more...]
For Goodness Sake II: 1996 Trey Parker Film
In 1996, cocreator of South Park Trey Parker directed a film called For Goodness Sake II on the subject of race and diversity in the workplace. Dennis Prager and Larry Elder co-hosted. The full (17 minute) film may be viewed below. It was a follow-up to an earlier short film For Goodness Sake on the subject of ethical issues in American life, directed by David Zucker. Per … [Read more...]
Yertle the Turtle | Short Film
Long before Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, wrote childrens' stories, he was a political cartoonist. His early cartoons mocking fascism helped launch his career. Yertle the Turtle, with its "power corrupts" theme is said to have been inspired by Hitler, and the character was originally drawn with a Hitler-style mustache. Although the animation in this telling is just … [Read more...]
John Locke: His Libertarian Philosophy In 5 Short Films
Philosopher John Locke was born on August 29, 1632. He has been called the "Father of Classical Liberalism" and is arguably the most influential libertarian thinker in history. His ideas -- including the concept of "life, liberty, and property" -- inspired the American Revolution as well as the modern concept of "social tolerance." “Being all equal and independent, no one … [Read more...]