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WILLIAM BENNETT, ROB NOEL: America's moral decline demands action. What conservatives must do now

We are witnessing the disastrous consequences of replacing traditional sources of connection, faith, family and community with political obsession and social media

By William J. Bennett , Rob Noel Fox News

Published March 19, 2026 9:00am EDT | Updated March 19, 2026 9:11am EDT

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Conan O'Brien swipes at TPUSA halftime show, Kid Rock during Oscars monologue

Comedian Conan O'Brien took a swipe at Kid Rock and Turning Point USA during his Oscars monologue on Sunday and joked there was an "alternate" award show.

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On Sunday night, Hollywood delivered its latest verdict on American character.

The Academy Award for Best Picture went to "One Battle After Another," a film portraying border agents and conservatives as neo-Nazi caricatures while casting violent progressives as moral heroes. The standing ovations and gold statues delivered an unmistakable message: Conservative America is not just wrong but morally grotesque.

That message is nothing new from our cultural elites, and it has found its audience. A first-of-its-kind Pew survey this month revealed that 53% of Americans view their fellow citizens as morally bad, with the perception far worse among Democrats (60%) than Republicans (46%). Why wouldn’t it be?

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It is the inevitable outcome of the left’s campaign to paint traditional values as oppression. It’s what happens when universities peddle moral relativism and identity grievance, when legacy media portrays law and order as fascism, and when........

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