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Ben Appel

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Mamdani’s ‘gender-affirming care’ plan surgically erases gays — just like Iran

Mamdani’s ‘gender-affirming care’ plan surgically erases gays — just like Iran

The New York Times reported last month on the dire situation for gay people in Iran, where homosexuality is punishable by death. Many are pressured to...

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New York Post

Ben Appel

Colleges teach words are violence — creating more of the real thing

We’ve been told for years that offensive words are a form of “violence.” College campuses, once dedicated to the free exchange of ideas, have...

22.09.2025 4

New York Post

Ben Appel

Dino Another Day

11.07.2025 4

Washington Examiner

Ben Appel

I saw Columbia craziness up close — and New York City’s headed that way if Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor

I enrolled in Columbia University’s undergraduate school for nontraditional students, the School of General Studies, in 2017 as a 33-year-old...

10.07.2025 5

New York Post

Ben Appel

Never Trump’s last stand

15.11.2024 10

Washington Examiner

Ben Appel

The humanization of Trump: Voters saw something different this time around

15.11.2024 7

Washington Examiner

Ben Appel

Dear President-elect Trump, stop the handover of a key strategic base to China’s ally

15.11.2024 2

Washington Examiner

Ben Appel

Heretic and the horror of conformity

15.11.2024 3

Washington Examiner

Ben Appel