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Swastikas on Campus Mar. 16, 2023
It was the third incident in three weeks. The first two were on men's room bathrooms, where swastika... Read More
Elon Musk Should Take a Clear Stand Against Censorship by Proxy: The Most Disturbing Aspect of the 'Twitter Files' Is the Platform's Cozy Relationship With Federal Officials Demanding Suppression of Speech They Consider Dangerous Dec. 14, 2022
From the outside, Twitter's content moderation decisions look haphazard at best. From the inside, th... Read More
Don't Listen to Your Inner Hater: It's Not About You Anyway Oct. 08, 2022
It has come to my attention that I am not universally beloved. I know, I know. Weird, right? But, li... Read More
New York's Governor Wants to 'Silence' Constitutionally Protected Speech: In Response to the Buffalo Massacre, Kathy Hochul Invoked a Hoary Analogy to Justify Censorship May. 18, 2022
When politicians echo Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes' famous observation about "shouting 'fire' in a ... Read More
Pisces Solar Journey Check-In Mar. 16, 2021
The countdown to the spring equinox is a mighty fine time to check-in with the aims that the Pisces ... Read More
Christian Hate Is No Faith At All Jan. 14, 2021
Most of us who miss our mothers can name moments when our longing is most acute. For me, it sneaks u... Read More
Lessons From Rwanda Sep. 03, 2020
Some years ago, Immaculee Ilibagiza wrote "Left to Tell," a poignant memoir about her experiences hi... Read More
Mr. President, It's Time to Investigate George Soros for Funding Domestic Terrorism Jun. 07, 2020
Mr. President, you've taken step one: declaring antifa a domestic terrorist organization. That was a... Read More
We've Cut Too Deep Feb. 10, 2020
"Same knife cut the sheep cut the goat" —Cajun singer Horace Trahan, from the song of the same... Read More
Hope for Trolls Sep. 26, 2019
Trolling on social media, unfortunately, has become a sinister American pastime. It is by far the wo... Read More
A Drop Into a Stream. A Stream Into a River. A River Into an Ocean Aug. 11, 2019
We had just climbed out of the underworld of Carlsbad Caverns when the cellphone towers finally ping... Read More
CNN Wildly Exaggerates the 'Explosion' of Hate Jul. 03, 2019
CNN marked the beginning of the Fourth of July holiday week with a one-hour special called "State of... Read More
Anti-Trump Crafters: A Decade-Long Unraveling Jun. 26, 2019
Fun fact: I've been crocheting since I was 10, when my Tita Lisa taught me the magic of granny squar... Read More
This Must Be Dealt With May. 10, 2019
American Christianity has a number of problems, many of which stem from shallow theology and churche... Read More
Fake 'Victims' Steal From Us All Feb. 26, 2019
Experts tell us victims don't lie, and that might be true. Here's the problem: Fake victims always l... Read More
LYNDA HIRSCH ON TELEVISION -- GOSSIP Feb. 02, 2019
The news of the hate-filled attack on Jussie Smollett (of "Empire") was soul-crushing. I first met h... Read More
Confession and Apology Jan. 25, 2019
For the past two years, I have defended the press from President Donald Trump's criticism. Having wo... Read More
Anti-Social Media Jan. 24, 2019
This past weekend, Twitter was on fire about an event near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. After... Read More
The Trump 'Resistance': Right-Wing Racists Bad, Left-Wing Racists Not So Much Jan. 10, 2019
Newly elected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., in a recent "60 Minutes" interview, said there ... Read More
LYNDA HIRSCH ON TELEVISION -- GOSSIP Dec. 15, 2018
Oh, joy! My Christmas gift arrived early this year. Readers of this column know I am obsessed with t... Read More
