The Future is Female (but maybe not how you think)

 

The Future is Female is another progressive slogan that has been around for a bit.  But like “The Great Reset,” that I wrote about last week, I believe that it is partially true, but not quite as the progressive movement had in mind.

While it appears that conservatives, libertarians and Constitutionalists seem to be outnumbered and surrounded by the media (both mainstream and social), academia and the Democratic party, I’m finding that the staunchest defenders of liberalism (of the traditional type) and sanity are women.  In fact, while much of the establishment GOP has wilted in the face of the onslaught, the unflinching and fiercest defenders of Western liberalism are female.   So this week, I am putting forward some of the “momma bears” or, as I call them, the Ladies of Liberty or the Fraus and Frauleins of Freedom.   This list is not meant to be all inclusive (oh, how I have come to hate that word), but a sampling of women that you should consider following.  

Politics:

Step aside,  Nikki Haley.  Your several stumbles that belied your pandering instincts, including your rush to judgment on the “noose” that turned out to be a garage pull in Bubba Wallace’s garage.  But here are 3 women in political life worth following:

Kristi Noem
Yes, Kristi is carefully cultivating an image of herself on social media, showing photos of herself hunting, hiking and horseback riding, but Noem has shown herself to be a steady hand and a solid leader during the COVID crisis.  Unlike blue states like Illinois, she has put South Dakota on a sound  financial footing and, in fact, is adding to its financial reserves.  She has managed the response to COVID in a sane and sober way.  She has shown herself to be devoted to the Constitution and to the concept of  limited government. Look for Noem to become a higher profile player in the future.

Kim Klasic
OK, I admit, Klasic’s beauty knocks me over.   Her fearless ad campaign in her congressional bid took the world by storm, calling out the failed Democratic leadership for the mess they created in Baltimore.  She understands that the old, progressive approach will never work to revitalize a city like Baltimore.  Klasic has real charisma and courage, and I see her as a real rising conservative star.

Tulsi Gabbard
Yes, Tulsi’s economic policies are not to my liking.  But she single handed disassembled Kamala Harris during the primaries, and voted “present” on impeachment.  And now has sponsored a bill to protect women’s sports by limiting participation in girl’s and women’s sports to biological women, defying the radical elements of the LGBTQ community and the official position of her own party.  Gabbard, I believe, can be a key ally in the defense of Western ideals, and often shows signs of sensibility, a trait mostly absent in today’s Corbynized Democratic party.

Of course, many other women only have a presence on social media—they have or would be marginalized in mainstream media or academia, but here are the women I follow:

Heather Heying (@HeatherEHeying)
A self described left of center scientist, Heying and her husband run a weekly podcast called Dark Horse, much of which is aimed at the highly unscientific, disingenuous and illiberal scientific and academic world that has bathed itself in critical theory. Heying is simply a brilliant woman and an unwavering defender of the principles of the Enlightenment, free inquiry and the scientific method.

Peachy Keenan (@KeenanPeachy)
This is her nom de plume, and a recent follow of mine.  She is a contributing editor at The American Mind, a Catholic and self described survivor of an Ivy League education.  She is a very talented writer and some of her material rivals that of Lionel Shriver.  She is a no nonsense woman with an added plus of a great wit and a great sense of humor.  Her essays are a joy to read.

Tara Ross (@TaraRoss)
Ms. Ross is a student of American history, and puts out a daily “This Day in American History” blast.  She is loath to jump into politics but she has seen the power grab by mayors and governors that abuse our civil rights and Constitutional rights and norms.  She is one of the fiercest defenders of individual liberty and the Electoral College in public life.   Our education system needs a lot more Tara Ross and a lot less Nikole Hanna-Jones (author of the 1619 Project).

Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO)
Like Kim Klacik, Owns is another young, fearless conservative black voice.  She is poised and well schooled, presents well and is willing to push back against Black Lives Matter and the Democratic party.   She rejects victimhood status and recently published Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democratic Plantation.  She has had a few stumbles (her comment on Hitler was misplaced) but I see Owens as a bright advocate for conservatism.

Claire Lehmann (@clairlemom)
Claire is the founding managing editor of Quilette, a platform for free thought and free expression.  It is a direct challenge to the cancel culture, and a place to obtain a variety of divergent views.  The Quilette podcasts are very good and range from Abigail Shrier on the epidemic of teen girls seeking gender reassignment, to author Lionel Shriver on the illogic of lockdowns to Jodi Shaw on the unfounded charges of racism at Smith College.

Tina Forte (@RealTina40)
Tough, foul mouthed, no holds barred, Tina is a real Bronx girl, hammering DeBlasio and Coumo mercilessly for the needless destruction of businesses, lives and the great city of New York.   One poster commented to her, ”Every time you post, I duck.” In blunt language, she holds these politicians accountable for the havoc they have caused in a once great city.

(https://twitter.com/RealTina40/status/1338865324645441543?s=20)

I also like Samantha Marika (@samanthamarika1), a young, black female conservative that does wonderful, thought provoking video pieces and author Ava Armstrong (@MsAvaArmstrong), who also consistently puts out accurate and searing tweets.

In addition to the above, there are several women overseas that I really like:  Miss Brittania (@sanefeminist), an author from Scotland,  Catholic an unapologetic advocate of nationalism, opponent of critical theory, and defender of Western Civilization; Stare Decisis (@MsResJudicata), an attorney with a strong background in economics, and Caroline Glick (@CarolineGlick), an Israeli author and speaker.

These women often have divergent views, with some even tilting left, like Gabbard and Heying.  But that is the point.  Diversity of views is something the new radical left cannot tolerate.  What these women have in common is the courage of their convictions, their authenticity, and their willingness to stand against Wokeism.  I encourage you to follow all of them, and enjoy them, because Big Tech will certainly deplatform some of them.