Media & Narrative

A Manhattan Institute poll of 2,593 Democrats confirms what San Francisco's recalls already showed: moderates dominate the party but an 11% "Woke Fringe" controls the narrative. That dynamic is playing out in media too — from Noam Chomsky's newly revealed Epstein ties to a Princeton professor's whitewashing of Khomeini, the posts here document how elite institutions protect intellectuals who get catastrophic predictions wrong. Meanwhile, 88% of students at top universities admit to faking progressive views, suggesting the next generation of journalists and thinkers is being shaped by an ideological conformity most of them privately reject.

Merit & Excellence Media & Narrative

Neither Party Cares About Your Kids' Education

January 30, 2026 · 5 min read

Democrats chase equity theater while Republicans settle for culture war dunks. Here's the evidence-based path both ignore.

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Housing & YIMBY Asset Seizure Taxes

The NIMBY Millionaire Behind California's Asset Seizure

January 28, 2026 · 4 min read

Robert Reich earns $13,000/hour to denounce capitalism while blocking affordable housing in his own backyard. Now he's pushing a tech-killing wealth tax.

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State Capacity Media & Narrative

Truth Signaling Is the Real Virtue

January 28, 2026 · 8 min read

San Francisco almost died from virtue signaling. The cure? Intellectual honesty—and the courage to speak it.

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