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Rikki Schlott

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Teens are being banned from bowling alleys, skating rinks, malls, and theme parks —no wonder they’re on their phones all day

It’s hard to imagine more wholesome settings than bowling alleys and roller skating rinks. But teens are increasingly being banned from those spaces.

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Trying to scare college kids about AI coming for them is the worst thing commencement speakers could have done

At least 25 graduating classes heard some version of the AI spiel — not exactly original insight to inspire the next stage of life.

09.06.2026 8

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Why do so many Hollywood celebs have trans or non-binary kids?

In a geography where having a trans child has a tinge of chicness to it, one has to wonder: Is this partially due to social contagion?

04.06.2026 10

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Peter Thiel Vs Pope Leo — Silicon Valley and the Vatican battle over who’s the real antichrist

A cold war has broken out between Silicon Valley and the Vatican, as they accuse one another of jeopardizing humanity’s future.

26.05.2026 8

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‘Call Her Daddy’ Alex Cooper’s arc from messy hookups to motherhood is actually a good lesson for her audience

Would Cooper’s critics have preferred she stay in her lane, never find happiness, and push hookup culture on young women forever?

25.05.2026 10

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Gen Z gets heat for booing AI, but their lives have been disrupted by tech more than any generation since WW2

The typical Gen Zer was handed an iPad as a child; their high school experience was upended by a pandemic; and now, they’re confronted by AI.

19.05.2026 10

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GenZ’ers who have spent half their lives on SSRIs are finally starting to question the risks — and find themselves agreeing with RFK Jr.

Among those questioning SSRIs is Ella Emhoff, who started taking one at around age 11 and admits she now finds herself struggling when she tries to...

07.05.2026 10

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Misguided ‘doomers’ celebrating assassins online need to learn how to debate, rather than encourage evil ghouls

“I kinda like it,” one Reddit user responded to news of an attack on Sam Altman. “I don’t feel any semblance of sympathy for him.”

27.04.2026 10

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Horrifying video of teen girl stomped by male classmate underscores us-vs.-them gender problem fueled by manosphere

The idea that young men have been "black pilled" because of women's unrealistic standards is pervasive — and proving dangerous.

24.04.2026 20

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Mamdani’s hardcore left fans turning on him over Israel, trans rights and his ‘AOC-ification’

The radical left is so extreme that self-proclaimed socialist Zohran Mamdani is not left enough for them.

22.04.2026 20

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NYT podcast celebrates cougars ‘objectifying the hell out of’ young guys — only in a psychoanalytical way, of course

Parroting the bad behavior of men is not “taking back power.” It’s imposing the very same patterns of oppression on young men, simply because you can.

21.04.2026 10

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Nikki Glaser ‘gets turned on’ by her boyfriend hooking up with other women — lets call it what it really is, not ‘empowerment’

Being mistreated by your partner is chic now, ladies!

09.04.2026 10

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Women have been ‘looksmaxxing’ for decades, Gen Z men are just catching up — and realizing the pressures

Young men are simply following in the footsteps of their female peers, who have long been convinced that they are not good enough.

06.04.2026 20

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Groypers are putting the next generation of Republican leadership at risk

College Republican associations have a groyper problem.

31.03.2026 20

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Families are fed up with social media — and this week’s legal double whammy is just the beginning for companies like Meta

“I think this absolutely could also open up the floodgates,” attorney Josh Hammer said of this week's landmark social media trials — both of...

25.03.2026 10

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NYU has a terrible new solution to curb valedictorians getting political at commencement

It's a terrible solution to the problem of speakers using commencement to espouse divisive beliefs.

24.03.2026 20

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After talking to nearly 1,100 teens about social media and making a terrifying self-harm discovery, 17-year-old deleted TikTok, Instagram

A Colorado teen surveyed 1,084 of her peers — and found that about half of the girls have thought about self-harm in the past six months.

18.03.2026 20

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Why are progressive feminists letting their husbands put them in polyamorous harems?

Lindy West would like you to believe she is perfectly happy in her thruple, living with her husband and another woman. But clearly, she's coping.

12.03.2026 30

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Is this ‘Groyper’ a worrying preview of the Republican party’s future?

James Fishback might be America’s first groyper candidate.

04.03.2026 30

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College profs are so liberal students have to pretend to be, too — viewpoint diversity in crisis

Advocating for diverse viewpoints on campuses is now apparently akin to saying “All Lives Matter,” or pushing a sinister MAGA plot.

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GenZ kids were guinea pigs for living online — here’s how predators, self-harming ‘sad girls’ and devices in classrooms hurt us

Even if your child doesn't end up in a hospital, or worse, it doesn't mean they haven't been hurt by social media.

25.02.2026 30

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Mark Zuckerberg claims people use Instagram because it’s ‘useful’ — but what a joke that is

As someone who grew up on social media, I wasn’t on Instagram because it was useful. I was on it because it was straight-up addictive.

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‘Weekend Lover’ is saddest TikTok trend yet, as young women debase themselves to a Prince song

Gen Z women are shamelessly admitting to being the “weekend lovers” of men who happily hook up with them on Saturdays — but offer nothing more.

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Harvard limiting the number of A grades is a good thing — even if students are melting down over it

The Ivy League institution needs to address its grade inflation problem.

10.02.2026 30

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‘Chinamaxxing’ is TikTok’s latest senseless trend — as young people romanticize living in a Communist society

TikTok's silly new Chinamaxxing trend looks harmless — but many followers are aesthetically, morally and politically defecting.

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Lawyer for detransitioner awarded $2M warns case signals a tipping point: ‘Every doctor’ should take it seriously

“This was not about ideology,” lawyer Adam Deutsch told The Post. “This case was about medical malpractice."

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TikTok has new owners — here’s what they need to do to keep kids safe

It's time for them to prove their chops to parents by offering more transparency and stronger protections for minors.

27.01.2026 30

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Woke never really died, it’s coming back with a vengeance — and we should be terrified

Conservatives were too quick to declare victory in the culture wars.

23.01.2026 60

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Celebs are cheering on biological men taking over women’s sports — yet another selfish example of lefty virtue signaling 

Naomi Watts, Elliott Page, Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird and others star in a myopic new ad from the ACLU.

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Social media is making Gen Z all look and dress and sound the same — and our country is suffering for it

The internet appears to be causing young people to lose their southern drawl. What else is it taking from us?

16.01.2026 60

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Scott Galloway on how to help young males ditch ‘parasites trolling off despair and anger’

It’s unclear where Galloway’s critics want young men to turn. Should they go away and suffer silently in a haze of porn and weed smoke?

13.01.2026 50

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Gen Z is treating world-changing politics like edge-lord slop — but voting for ‘looksmaxxing’ is insane

Gen Z seems to think politics is one big joke. But it’s time to grow up and put the memes to bed.

06.01.2026 50

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Colleges are coddling Gen Z with easier courses — and it’s going to backfire

Kids are arriving on college campuses with fewer skills. But, rather than challenge students, many colleges are lowering institutional standards.

02.01.2026 30

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Young white men are turning to toxic influences like Nick Fuentes because they’ve been sacrificed on the altar of diversity

Gen Z men have been sacrificed on the altar of diversity — and it’s sending them into the arms of reactionary influencers.

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The right should be pro-actively defending free speech, not getting caught up in petty censorship feuds

Conservatives are champions of free speech — and they shouldn’t lose sight of that fact.

18.12.2025 30

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Gen Z has a case of long Covid — and society is enabling it

It’s been five years since the pandemic, but schools are continuing to let sub-par performance fly — and mental health diagnoses are soaring.

05.12.2025 20

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This is one of the worst gifts parents can give their young daughters this holiday season

It's the gift that keeps on giving ... a lifetime of insecurity and skincare issues.

02.12.2025 20

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The right is making a big mistake by giving young men permission to be victims

Podcaster Ben Shapiro rightly called out conservatives for inculcating young men with a “nihilistic” worldview rather than giving them the...

27.11.2025 20

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Paying a fortune for a college education may be a big waste of money right now

Palantir CEO Alex Karp says smart kids graduating from great universities with “generalized knowledge” are “effed" right now.

12.11.2025 20

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Politicians on both sides of the aisle are waffling on moral consistency — and it’s time to get a backbone

In the span of a month, Sen. Bernie Sanders has excused a Nazi tattoos on a Democratic candidate and Vice-President JD Vance seemed unbothered by...

07.11.2025 20

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The reasons behind Gen Z’s love of Luigi Mangione should scare everyone who cares about the future of America

“Handsome outlaws are an act of magic,” author John Richardson told The Post of Luigi Mangione.

05.11.2025 20

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Campus influencers are in tears over having fewer followers than their peers — and the grift is ruining their college experience

College used to be for learning, friendship and self-development. Now it’s all about likes, clicks and followers — and jealousy.

04.11.2025 20

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A Mamdani win will be a victory for NYC’s victimhood culture — and the Gen-Z faux working class

Zohran Mamdani’s base are disproportionately young, educated and white, and live in trendy areas of Brooklyn — and truly believe they are New...

29.10.2025 20

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Sick Young Republican group chat is part of the right’s new ‘vice signaling’ bonding ritual

There's a concerning new trend on the right: vice signaling, as opposed to the left’s virtue signaling, to prove allegiance to the in-group.

18.10.2025 20

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Stubborn Columbia now the last Ivy League holdout to not require SAT or ACT scores — but why?

Princeton is coming down on the side of merit, while Columbia seems to be dragging its feet in the name of equity.

15.10.2025 20

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Professor has been praised for ‘evidence-based’ decision to stop dating men — but why reduce love to a math equation?

Corinne Low, author of the new book "Having It All," says she's not the heteropessimist some women want her to be.

10.10.2025 20

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Is Taylor Swift’s album really full of white supremacy and homophobia, or has everyone lost their minds?

Overly-online critics say Taylor Swift's album is full of racism and homophobia, as well as support for the patriarchy, eugenics, and Donald Trump.

07.10.2025 20

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Artificial Intelligence ‘Friend’ necklace causes uproar: ‘AI wouldn’t care if you lived or died’

An AI startup spent more than $1 million to advertise on New York City’s subways — and New Yorkers simply aren't having it.

03.10.2025 20

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The warped meme life of Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer is a warning to parents—ignore it at your own risk

The inscriptions on bullets from Charlie Kirk's murder are a red-siren warning for parents of Gen Z and Gen Alpha — about too much time spent too...

16.09.2025 20

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No wonder there is fear of a population crisis — young men and women are wildly out of sync on family values

Party lines are dividing Gen Z on issues that weren't even political for their parents and grandparents: kids and marriage.

10.09.2025 30

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