NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Charlie Bentley-Astor, a recent graduate of Cambridge University. Charlie talks about going undercover to prevent the cancellation of controversial speakers such as Jordan Peterson, Kathleen Stock and Helen Joyce. Charlie also talks about the need for student secret societies to discuss works and ideas that may be considered right-wing […]
Actress and singer Laura Osnes rose to prominence on the 2007 Broadway revival of “Grease,” subsequently landing leading roles in musicals like “South Pacific,” “Anything Goes,” “Bonnie & Clyde,” and “Cinderella.” However, the Minnesota native’s illustrious career in theatre was derailed in 2021 after the stage mainstay fell prey to the throes of cancel culture. […]
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Professor James Tooley, Vice-Chancellor at the University of Buckingham. James talks about the challenges of running a university that champions free speech, why it’s important for education to counter the orthodoxy, and his research into the success of private schools in the world’s most dangerous slums.
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Nick Buckley MBE, who is standing as an independent candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester. Nick talks about the changes he’d like to see in his region, and how 20 years of working with the homeless mean he knows how to solve Manchester’s homelessness problem. He also talks about […]
Despite the recent terror attack on Israeli civilians, some individuals and groups here in the United States are openly supporting Hamas and facing considerable backlash as a result. President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Oct. 18. Josh Hammer, an editor from Newsweek, spoke on Biden’s impact on the war during his visit and whether […]
Country star Jason Aldean’s single “Try That in a Small Town” has become a No. 2 hit, after controversy over the music video last week. Mr. Aldean’s song sported lyrics that criticized the 2020 Black Lives Matter (BLM) riots. The singer said that small towns would never put up with such riots and lawlessness. The single […]
July 12th is national cancel culture awareness day. It aims to bring attention to the practice of swiftly ruining reputations and destroying livelihoods through online attacks. Evan Nierman, author of the book “The Cancel Culture Curse” and CEO of Red Banyan, discusses the day.
President Joe Biden is meeting with the UK prime minister and King Charles ahead of a high-stakes NATO summit. How is Russia responding to the latest calls by Ukraine to join NATO, and how does China come into play? Retired General Robert Spalding joins us to assess Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to China. What […]
Comedic actor Ben Stiller insisted he would not apologize for his 2008 film “Tropic Thunder” despite its politically incorrect themes. The film’s plot focuses on a group of actors on the set of a Vietnam War movie that devolves into production troubles, drug addiction, and a hostage situation involving the main cast of actors and […]
A California psychologist whose license to practice was threatened after she spoke out against teaching transgender ideology to third-grade students, as well as statewide lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, said leaving the state was the best option. Dr. Shannae Anderson, a clinical and forensic psychologist with 23 years of experience, was heckled by trans activists […]
A Texas-based brewery recently decided to cancel a fundraising event featuring Kyle Rittenhouse, a man who rose to national media attention after he shot and killed two people during a riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2020, and who was found not guilty of murder after he argued he acted in self-defense. The Southern Star Brewing […]
Former President Barack Obama has taken aim at the increasing rise in so-called “cancel culture” and branded some Democratic lawmakers “buzzkills.” Obama, 61, made the comments in an interview on the “Pod Save America” podcast on Friday just weeks before the midterm elections on Nov. 8 and shortly after his own half-brother Malik Obama endorsed the Republican candidate for governor in Pennsylvania, Doug […]
From trans activism and vaccine mandates to cancel culture and inflation, American elites are setting fire to the system they built. So it’s time to build something new by going back to our origins. We’re ruled not by our government but by a covenant with our creator. Host of the popular “unorthodox” podcast Liel Leibovitz […]
Woke culture can threaten national security. What happens when the Pentagon embraces communist ideologies but abandons true strength, or when the corruption of socialist principles under new names takes hold in America? We discuss the risk of embracing critical race theory, woke culture, socialist ideas, and communist goals. Joining me is Bradley Thayer, author and […]
As cancel culture strikes out against all things Russian—even long-dead composers—we discuss how this type of thinking can lead down a dangerous path with Professor Gary Saul Morson, an expert in Russian thought and literature, and author of a new book, “Minds Wide Shut: How the New Fundamentalisms Divide Us.” Next, in America Q&A we […]
Among the many responses in the West to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been the cancellation of all things Russian. To give a few examples: Canada canceled concerts by the 20-year-old pianist, Alexander Malofeev. In the Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy, performances featuring Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky were axed. The International Paralympic Committee barred Russian and Belarussian […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the West is trying to cancel Russian culture. He’s referring to events featuring Russian artists that were recently canceled in Western countries. On this week’s episode of NTD’s The Nation Speaks, Gary Saul Morson—a professor of arts and humanities, and Slavic Languages and Literature—spoke on cancel culture.
DUNDEE, Scotland—The online class on gender, feminism, and the law was underway when Lisa Keogh, a 29-year-old student and mother of two, introduced a note of unwoke contention into the discussion. “We were talking about equal rights for women, and I said I don’t believe a trans woman is really a woman,” said Keogh, then […]
