Public Education’s Dirty Secret
My small classes faced a large photograph of Barack Obama displayed proudly in front of the classroom over the title “Notre Président.”
Mary Hudson
· 20 min read
The Meaning of the Self-Destructive Strike at WSU
History suggests another explanation, which has been left unexamined that radicalized union leadership is part, perhaps the primary part, of the problem.
Evan Osborne
· 8 min read
Headline Rhymes
The Plight of Pitch Wars
In 2019, though, it turns out that yes, you’re entitled to a book deal—as long as you collect enough marginalization points.
J. Avery
· 6 min read
Punishing the Crime vs. Blacklisting the Soul
In a society that distinguishes the sin from the sinner, on the other hand, recitals of past misdeeds and impure thoughts are tolerated, and even encouraged.
Jonathan Kay
· 9 min read
How Radical Transparency Cures Web Censorship and Surveillance
The Legacy social networks have betrayed the trust of their users to such extent that their brands are essentially unsalvageable.
Bill Ottman
· 11 min read
Are Anti-BDS Laws an Assault on Free Speech?
Pluralism has been curiously absent from the BDS debate, which is currently gridlocked over the more narrow question of state neutrality.
Aaron Sibarium
· 8 min read
Quillette Podcast 15 – Michael Shermer on Holocaust denialism, Social Justice Warriors and how to debunk toxic ideologies
Quillette‘s Jonathan Kay talks to Skeptic editor Michael Shermer about Holocaust denialism, Social Justice Warriors, the importance of bringing reason and science to bear on political debates, and why it is that smart people believe dumb things.
Quillette
· 1 min read
'Vice'—A Review
The Republican running the session effortlessly fools the group into accepting facts that the audience (of smart liberals, of course) know to be lies.
Louise Perry
· 7 min read
There’s Nothing 'Intersectional' About Free Speech
This sort of freedom leads to a freer and safer world. At Gab, we will never compromise on our commitment to protect freedom of speech for everyone.
Andrew Torba
· 4 min read
Facebook Has a Right to Block 'Hate Speech'—But Here’s Why It Shouldn’t
The evolution of our content policy not only risked the core of Facebook’s mission, but jeopardized my own alignment with the company.
Brian Amerige
· 17 min read
Understanding Modern African Horrors by Way of the Indian Ocean Slave Trade
The modernizing elites of these groups then fought with the British during WWI and WWII, and demanded independence after the war, which they got.
Geoffrey Clarfield
· 7 min read
The Case for a Second Brexit Referendum Revisited: A Response to Madeline Grant
In the 2017 Act, Parliament simply gave permission to the Government to make the notification under Article 50, and negotiate a Withdrawal Agreement.
Oliver Conolly
· 7 min read
Dear White People, Black People—And All People
Faddish critical framework now commonly used by progressives to describe how racism, sexism, homophobia etc. act upon people in interconnected ways.
Chloé Valdary
· 8 min read
Plastic Pollution is a Real Problem—and It Won't Be Solved by Straw Bans
Majority of micro-plastics emerge as a waste product from the laundering of synthetic clothing and the wear-down of synthetic rubber automobile tyres.
Andrew Glover
· 6 min read