Free Republic

Does anyone know the origins of Political Correctness? Who originally developed it and what was its purpose? I looked it up. It was developed at the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt, Germany, which was founded in 1923 and came to be known as the "Frankfurt School." It was a group of thinkers who pulled together to find a solution to the biggest problem facing the implementers of communism in Russia. The problem? Why wasn't communism spreading? Their answer? Because Western Civilization was in its way. What was the problem with Western Civilization? Its belief in the individual, that an...

Last night, several Freepers expressed an interest in George Bush lunch boxes. So, I went and looked to see what was available. I found very little worth having, no Norman Schwartzkof or Colin Powell; No stars and stripes, not even an Abe Lincoln. I did find a plain steel box with no paint or printing. Isn't it about time we had a George Bush or a Free Republic lunch box? Do we have any silk screeners out there?

JOHN H. MCWHORTER has joined a club to which few desire admittance. Though the 34-year-old Berkeley linguistics professor does not consider himself a black conservative, he has written a book, Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America) ," that is guaranteed to get him the same reception that Thomas Sowell, Shelby Steele, Walter Williams and Clarence Thomas have endured. It is a brave and very honest book. But one is forced to wonder, sadly: Will anyone listen? McWhorter is an intellectually gifted man who was fortunate enough to be born to black parents who encouraged his industry and curiosity. It ...