Academic Freedom Under Threat in Sweden
The universities’ mission is to seek the truth. That is not possible without academic freedom.
Ivar Arpi
· 10 min read
Why Are Non-Believers Turning to Their Bibles?
There are nonbelievers, though, who turn to the Bible for advice and inspiration and are “cultural Christians” in a deeper sense.
Ben Sixsmith
· 7 min read
Why I'm Uneasy With the #MeToo Movement
An assumption of personal responsibility is the sine qua non of independence and autonomy in a free society.
Lexa Frankl
· 13 min read
Against the Demonization of Drugs
Drugs are able to save lives and ruin them; enhance your mind and numb it; heal your body and destroy it.
Sana Al-Badri and Marco Vega
· 12 min read
From Roosevelt to Trump: The Presidential Smile
“Character is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.” And what better marker of character is there than a smile?
Theo Zenou
· 12 min read
Mimesis Machines and Millennials
Rene Girard’s writing on mimesis raises several interesting questions about the current moment.
George Gallatin
· 6 min read
Rethinking Gender, Sexuality, and Violence
We should work to devise effective solutions to continue that progress, rather resorting to using all men as scapegoats for the violence that remains.
Gideon Scopes
· 14 min read
What is Mindfulness? Nobody Really Knows, and That's a Problem
Researchers should systematically assess potential side effects when studying mindfulness treatments.
Nicholas T Van Dam and Nick Haslam
· 5 min read
Is There a Biological Case for Criminal Justice Reform?
“We’ve successfully banished the notion of punishment in that realm,” Sapolsky writes. “It may take centuries, but we can do the same in all our current arenas of punishment.”
Hal Conick
· 6 min read
The Problem with the Neurodiversity Movement
This requires people to set aside their prejudices and preconceived ideas and engage into a dialogue with those with whom they may disagree or even hate.
Thomas Clements
· 7 min read
Sex and the Seductions of Social Explanation
At its best, commentary on the science of sex differences has been about method and about evidence, and the knowledge that, with care, these can produce.
Michael Clegg
· 10 min read
From Ancient Times to the Present: Transferring Guilt Makes a Mockery of Justice
Transferring guilt across generations from ancient ancestors to their heirs was highly convenient for religious authorities.
T.M. Murray
· 12 min read
The Spirit of Centrism
All too often legitimate conversations about policy preference devolve into accusations of moral transgression.
Bo Winegard
· 10 min read
E Pluribus Unum: Out of Many, One
The centripetal tendency, if unchecked, ends in a black hole, in narrow paranoia, in the life-denying singularity of fundamentalism or fascism.
David Lucas
· 10 min read
Misunderstanding a New Kind of Gender Dysphoria
What will it take for this contagion to be seen for what it is, so that its most damaging effects can be prevented?
Lisa Marchiano
· 11 min read