Best of the Web, October 29, 2017

Quillette

29 Oct 2017 · 1 min read

Russian Revolution Centenary
One Hundred Years of Insanity Paul Berman, Tablet

Social Media
Moral Outrage in the Digital Age M J Crocket, Nature.com

Education and Free Inquiry
Harvard Returns to Its Puritan Roots Jonathan Marks, Commentary

Freedom of Expression on Campus: An Overview of Some Recent Surveys Eugene Volokh, Washington Post

Is It Offensive to Declare a Psychological Claim Wrong? Lee Jussim, Psychology Today

Kolmogorov Complicity and the Parable of Lightning Scott Alexander, SlateStarCodex

Sex and Gender
Why We Should Not Deny the Science of Biological Sex Differences Michael Clegg, Conatus News

Parenting
The Fragile Generation Jonathan Haidt and Lenore Skenazy, Reason

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