Caroline Downey

New York

Staff Writer at National Review

Staff writer @NRO. Senior Fellow @IWF. EIC @conservateurmag Alumna @bostoncollege. Tips: [email protected].

Articles

Teach Your Children Well: Jordan Peterson Counsels Parents in New Series — The Conservateur

1 week ago | theconservateur.com | Caroline Downey

Those adolescents who once picked up 12 Rules for Life or clicked on Jordan Peterson’s Harvard lectures have made their beds, straightened their spines, and settled into adulthood. Now married, their next challenge awaits: raising children. Psychologist, author, and father-of-two Jordan Peterson meets this moment in an immersive, five-part video series.
A Cold War Between the Sexes

2 weeks ago | nationalreview.com | Caroline Downey
Young men don’t like a pathological party

2 weeks ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Caroline Downey

The 2024 election didn’t go as planned for Democrats. Besides solidifying the working class and non-college-educated voters in President Donald Trump’s camp, the race exposed the degree to which young men are disenchanted with the Democratic Party. They have been steadily shifting away from Democrats over the last two decades, but most of this drop-off has happened since 2016, coinciding with Trump’s arrival on the political scene.
The Democrats must think young men are idiots

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Caroline Downey

The Democrats are desperately trying to win back young men. They have been haemorrhaging support among the group, 56 per cent of whom backed Donald Trump in 2024 according to one study. Party leaders have realised that there is no credible path back to power so long as they continue to alienate the male voters of the future. Judging by their efforts so far, they’re going to be languishing in the wilderness for a while yet.
The Democrats must think young men are idiots

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Caroline Downey

Former president Barack Obama, meanwhile, chastised black men who were voting for Trump or were reluctant to vote for Harris, suggesting that they were sexist. "And you are thinking about sitting out?" Obama said.
Dana Perino’s Masterclass in Grace under Pressure — The Conservateur

1 month ago | theconservateur.com | Caroline Downey

The Work-Life Balance MythHow does Dana Perino do it? “A lot of it is attitude, I believe.”“I personally have a very high tolerance for working many hours,” she shared. The grit isn’t a stroke of luck, however. From personal examination, she has determined which conscious choices she must make in order to thrive in each of her commitments. She juxtaposed her life as press secretary with her life now. “At the White House, I didn't take very good care of my health. I hardly ate anything.
The Genius’ Wife — The Conservateur

1 month ago | theconservateur.com | Caroline Downey

I was walking in the botanical gardens with a friend, and we found ourselves deep in conversation about the movie Oppenheimer, specifically, about his wife. We had seen two very different women in her character. My friend viewed her as a tragic figure, a woman who had tied herself to a ticking time bomb and suffered the consequences. She had, in my friend’s eyes, been pulled into his chain reaction, consumed by the force of his ambitions. I saw something else.
California Showers Trans-Identified Male Felons With Perks While Female Inmates Suffer

1 month ago | iwfeatures.com | Caroline Downey

By: Caroline Downey and Amie IchikawaDisclaimer: This report includes graphic content that may be considered disturbing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. Thanks to several laws enshrining gender ideology throughout the Golden State, California has been financially coddling transgender-identifying male felons who are housed in the state’s women’s prisons while neglecting the safety and health needs of female inmates.
Gen-Z’s Christian revival is an act of rebellion against nihilism

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Caroline Downey

The New York Times must have thought it had uncovered a compelling scoop when it noted a new development in politics and Hollywood: young Americans choosing to wear a crucifix. The publication suggested that female figures, mainly in the Trump White House, were trivialising Christianity by wearing the cross as a “hot accessory”. I’m sure that Christians were delighted to have the Times, that champion of people of faith, on side to defend their interests.
Gen-Z's Christian revival is an act of rebellion against nihilism

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Caroline Downey