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The danger of judging people by race instead of character
Undercurrent, Approved, Commentary, National

The danger of judging people by race instead of character

By Michael Hancock | Commentary, Undercurrent Substack How racial ideology obscures the true nature of humanity—and turns one human family against itself There are no different races of human beings. There is one human race. There are different ethnicities, cultures, nationalities, bloodlines, languages, and shades of skin. These distinctions are real. But they do not divide mankind into separate categories of humanity. They do not tell us who is intelligent, who is honest, who is courageous, who is compassionate, or who is evil. Skin color is an attribute. It is not an identity. Certainly not a moral one. Yet much of modern political thought begins with the opposite proposition. It assumes that humanity is divided into distinct racial blocs, each carrying...
The Friendship Test: What Happens When They Learn You’re Conservative
Rocky Mountain Voice, Commentary, National, Top Stories

The Friendship Test: What Happens When They Learn You’re Conservative

By C. J. Garbo | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice I don’t have to reach back into old stories to explain why I believe the Left has become unmoored. I can simply look at the present, at what happens in ordinary human moments, and watch the evidence unfold in real time. For years, the popular narrative has been that conservatives are the ones driven by fear and hostility. That we are the ones who are “other” people. That we cannot live alongside disagreement without turning it into a moral indictment. I used to take those claims seriously, partly because I wanted to be fair, partly because I assumed good faith is the default in grown-up relationships. But something has changed. Not in headlines. Not in party platforms. In people. And the change is easiest t...