https://pjmedia.com/author/tyler-o-neil/feedPJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 09 Apr 2026 17:33:38 -0400<![CDATA[Major League Baseball shocked Americans by pulling the All-Star Game out of Atlanta over an election integrity law. Companies like Disney and Coke subject employees to trainings about being &#8220;less white.&#8221; While some of us have been warning about the nefarious impact of leftist groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in corporate America, a recent book exposes the roots and the threat of woke capitalism, tracing back decades. The problem is far worse than it first appears.]]>Thu, 29 Jul 2021 22:57:33 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]><![CDATA[Woke]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/29/the-threat-of-woke-capitalism-is-deeper-and-more-powerful-than-it-appears-n1465697<![CDATA[On Tuesday, the chairman of the Capitol riot committee, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), claimed that &#8220;the rioters came dangerously close to succeeding&#8221; in their effort to &#8220;upend American democracy.&#8221; That statement is, quite frankly, ludicrous, but there are serious threats to American representative democracy at work today, and we need to fight against them.]]>Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:28:20 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[capitol riot]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]><![CDATA[Democracy]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/29/whats-the-real-threat-to-democracy-hint-its-not-the-capitol-riot-n1465683<![CDATA[For the first time in 45 years, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a spending bill funding Medicaid without the Hyde Amendment, a measure that protects taxpayers from being forced to pay for abortion. The spending bill will face a tough hurdle in the Senate, but the bill still sets a terrifying precedent for pro-life taxpayers.]]>Thu, 29 Jul 2021 16:45:45 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Abortion]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/29/breaking-house-passes-bill-to-force-taxpayers-to-fund-abortion-n1465634<![CDATA[Growing up in Colorful Colorado, I remember trips to that landmark of Lakewood, Casa Bonita. The humongous Mexican restaurant features an arcade, a cave, a waterfall with cliff divers, and more. The location is so iconic that the animated show South Park repeatedly featured it, sending Eric Cartman through its storied attractions.]]>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 22:39:28 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]><![CDATA[restaurants]]><![CDATA[Television]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/28/the-crowning-achievement-of-my-life-south-park-creators-want-to-buy-casa-bonita-n1465424<![CDATA[Barry Goldwater may have lost the 1964 presidential election, but his speech at the Republican National Convention that year reinvigorated conservatism. One line particularly stood out: &#8220;I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.&#8221; That line came from Harry V. Jaffa (1918-2015), a professor at Claremont McKenna College and a giant of the conservative movement who does not get the credit he deserves.]]>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 17:55:58 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln]]><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]><![CDATA[History]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/28/the-most-influential-conservative-scholar-you-may-have-never-heard-of-n1465358<![CDATA[On Monday, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio mandated that all city workers (some 300,000 people) either get a COVID-19 vaccine or take a test weekly. On Tuesday, he endorsed broader mandates, urging private-sector businesses to force vaccines on their employees. In an interview on MSNBC, the mayor declared that &#8220;we need to look at every form of mandate&#8221; and &#8220;the voluntary phase is over.&#8221;]]>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:35:28 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Bill de Blasio]]><![CDATA[COVID-19]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/28/new-york-mayor-backs-vaccine-mandates-the-voluntary-phase-is-over-n1465329<![CDATA[As prices continue to rise, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell admitted that &#8220;inflation could turn out to be higher and more persistent than we expected,&#8221; but he repeated President Joe Biden&#8217;s line that there&#8217;s nothing to see here. He insisted that inflation indicators &#8220;appear broadly consistent&#8221; with the Fed&#8217;s goal, and he promised that if it truly gets out of hand, the Fed would step in to change policy.]]>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 15:58:45 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Inflation]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/28/ominous-fed-chair-admits-inflation-could-turn-out-to-be-higher-and-more-persistent-than-expected-n1465314<![CDATA[Back in 2017, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube founded the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT). GIFCT shares terrorism data among Big Tech companies, enabling them to flag and remove terrorist content. On Monday, GIFCT announced that it significantly expanded the types of extremist content in its database, aiming to crack down on material from white supremacists and far-right militias. However, the research behind the database cites the far-left smear factory the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and brands one of the SPLC&#8217;s conservative targets a &#8220;violent extremist&#8221; group.]]>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 13:15:43 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Big Tech]]><![CDATA[Censorship]]><![CDATA[Facebook]]><![CDATA[SPLC]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/28/the-big-tech-overlords-are-targeting-more-extremism-working-with-the-splc-n1465091<![CDATA[In a powerful new legal filing, black and Hispanic pro-lifers ask the Supreme Court to blot out the &#8220;dark stain&#8221; of its precedent on eugenics by striking down Roe v. Wade (1973) and the &#8220;right&#8221; to race-based abortion, which they describe as a &#8220;tool of modern-day eugenics.&#8221;]]>Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:53:24 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Abortion]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[Race]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/27/black-hispanic-pro-lifers-ask-scotus-to-blot-out-the-dark-stain-of-racist-abortion-and-eugenics-n1464978<![CDATA[The Drudge Report, that longtime haven for conservative news and wacky headlines on the internet, has gone lamestream, and many conservatives have launched new platforms to replace the gaping hole it has left behind.]]>Tue, 27 Jul 2021 10:13:47 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[New Media]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/27/former-drudge-report-editor-launches-conservative-alternative-n1464957<![CDATA[U.S. Olympic gold-medal gymnast Simone Biles withdrew early from competition on Tuesday, leaving the U.S. gymnastics team to settle for a silver medal.]]>Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:49:36 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Olympics]]><![CDATA[Sports]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/27/breaking-big-olympic-news-regarding-simone-biles-spoilers-n1464953<![CDATA[On Monday, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced that it would team up with PayPal and law enforcement to &#8220;fight extremism and hate through the financial industry and across at-risk communities.&#8221; While it makes sense for PayPal to monitor financial activity that may support lawbreaking and violence, ADL has a leftist bent and a history of double standards on anti-Semitism. This raises serious concerns that PayPal&#8217;s attempts to combat &#8220;hate&#8221; may target conservatives.]]>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:27:14 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Big Tech]]><![CDATA[SPLC]]><![CDATA[Woke]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/26/paypal-teams-up-with-left-leaning-group-to-combat-hate-funding-n1464758<![CDATA[On Monday, protesters in Tehran demanded regime change, shouting, &#8220;Death to the dictator!&#8221; Citizens have taken to the streets for twelve straight days amid a severe water shortage. The regime has cracked down on the protesters, opening fire and killing at least eight of them, according to Amnesty International. The opposition political party the People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) shared footage of the most recent protests, which included demands for regime change.]]>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:41:26 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Iran]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/26/iran-protesters-shout-death-to-the-dictator-amid-brutal-crackdown-n1464718<![CDATA[The transgender movement is making inroads across American society, from the White House to magazine covers to mainline Protestant churches. In less than a decade, the idea of changing one&#8217;s identity to match an internal sense of gender went from unthinkable to passé. In fact, schools and school boards have penalized teachers for disagreeing with this ideology. Yet millions of Christians — and those of other faiths and none — still reject the transgender orthodoxy, and for good reason.]]>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:11:24 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Bible]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/26/the-bible-is-clear-transgender-identity-is-incompatible-with-christianity-n1464699<![CDATA[As the scourge of &#8220;woke&#8221; social justice ideology spreads across the nation, most Americans seem ambivalent. What does it matter to them if Major League Baseball moves the All-Star Game out of Atlanta? They still get to watch it. What does it matter if Disney and Coke subject employees to trainings about being &#8220;less white&#8221;? That&#8217;s somebody else&#8217;s problem.]]>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:58:38 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Black Lives Matter]]><![CDATA[Critical Race Theory]]><![CDATA[Education]]><![CDATA[Race]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/26/wokeness-hits-home-blm-group-demands-parents-pledge-to-hold-back-their-kids-education-n1464685<![CDATA[On Friday, a coalition of Orthodox Jewish rabbis announced that it had garnered 10,000 signatures on a petition in which signers pledged to boycott Ben &amp; Jerry&#8217;s after the ice cream chain announced it would stop serving Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. As of Friday afternoon, 10,465 people had signed the petition.]]>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:27:50 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Boycott]]><![CDATA[Israel]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/23/10k-pledge-to-boycott-ben-jerrys-over-anti-semitic-israel-boycott-n1464328<![CDATA[Two educators in Grants Pass, Ore., lost their jobs amid outrage that they had the temerity to oppose transgender orthodoxy on bathrooms and pronouns. The teachers supported a compromise position, but students demanded their removal&#8211;and the school board obliged. The educators have already filed a lawsuit claiming the school board violated their First Amendment rights.]]>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:56:35 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/23/educators-fired-for-opposing-transgender-orthodoxy-and-the-equality-act-n1464267<![CDATA[On Thursday, Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-Miss.) urged the Supreme Court to strike down its abortion precedents in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). Fitch called Roe and Casey &#8220;egregiously wrong,&#8221; poisonous to America&#8217;s public discourse, and &#8220;decades out of date&#8221; because its assumptions about women&#8217;s freedom and the development of unborn babies in the womb have proven false. Most importantly, Fitch reiterated the central argument against Roe — it invented a &#8220;right&#8221; to abortion that does not exist in the Constitution.]]>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:57:07 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Abortion]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/23/miss-ag-roe-v-wade-is-egregiously-wrong-poisonous-and-decades-out-of-date-n1464165<![CDATA[On Thursday, Two Democratic senators introduced a bill to strip the liability protection that Big Tech platforms enjoy under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act &#8230; if the tech platforms promote &#8220;health misinformation&#8221; during a public health crisis. Given the Democrats&#8217; ever-expanding view of what constitutes a &#8220;public health crisis,&#8221; and the politicization of claims about misinformation, this bill seems particularly ripe for abuse.]]>Thu, 22 Jul 2021 22:15:39 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Big Tech]]><![CDATA[Democrats]]><![CDATA[Health]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/22/democrats-want-to-weaken-section-230-to-target-health-misinformation-n1464074<![CDATA[On Thursday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals gave a Seattle-area church a second chance to make its case in court after a Washington state law forced the church to pay for abortion in its health care plan. The district court had thrown out Cedar Park Church&#8217;s lawsuit, claiming that the church lacked standing to challenge the law because it could not state an injury. Three judges on the 9th Circuit reversed that ruling.]]>Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:50:59 -0400<![CDATA[Tyler O'Neil]]><![CDATA[Abortion]]><![CDATA[Churches]]><![CDATA[Religious Liberty]]>https://pjmedia.com/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/22/seattle-church-forced-to-pay-for-abortion-gets-a-second-chance-to-make-its-case-in-court-n1464062