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Why Is Most Journalism About IQ So Bad?

It is easy to create a negative image of intelligence research because most people know very little about the topic. But distorting intelligence research does a disservice to the field’s hard-working scientists and the general public.

Russell T. Warne

30 Oct 2024 · 13 min read

Daniel Hagari, a middle-aged white man with blue eyes in a military uniform speaks at a podium with Israel flags behind him.

Horrible Hasbara: Israel’s Poor PR Efforts

The pro-Palestinian camp have spent more than 75 years perfecting their 30-second elevator pitch. It’s time for Israel to catch up.

Aurele Tobelem

30 Oct 2024 · 15 min read

A sad-looking teen boy with light brown skin, of African American appearance.

Racial Disparities and Child Protection

The politicisation of medicine has had terrible unintended consequences.

Naomi Schaefer Riley

30 Oct 2024 · 8 min read

A mannequin is manipulated by a puppet master.

Misinformation: A Flawed Concept

“Believe those who seek the truth,” André Gide once wrote, “doubt those who find it.” The same can be said of falsehoods.

Angel Eduardo / Adam Goldstein

28 Oct 2024 · 6 min read

Women in black chadors. The figure in the centre holds a banner reading “Down with Israel.”

The Shifting Sands of War

A detailed look at the past year of war between Israel and its adversaries, as the battleground has shifted from Gaza to Lebanon and now to Iran.

Benny Morris

28 Oct 2024 · 26 min read

A young Evelina smiles behind a birthday cake. Background of a Portuguese Marxist protest.

DEI Without the Dogma

A business-communications coach reflects on the connections between her college-era Marxist beliefs and the identity-based fixations that have come to dominate her industry.

Evelina Silveira

28 Oct 2024 · 13 min read

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Where Do Works of Art Belong?

Why Is Most Journalism About IQ So Bad?

Horrible Hasbara: Israel’s Poor PR Efforts

Racial Disparities and Child Protection

Misinformation: A Flawed Concept

The Shifting Sands of War

DEI Without the Dogma

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