‘Islamism’ seems to offer the possibility of distinguishing Islam, the religion of over a billion Muslims, from the actions and ideas of violent movements that act in its name.
Wait a minute. Only four gay men were murdered in all of 2016? And then 20 the next year?
Gathering by the campfire in our ideological tribes, we bask in the warm glow of unchallenged beliefs.
‘Grid Girls’ – models employed by Formula One for promotional purposes – have just discovered that their role is to be discontinued.
This process of historical compression informs much of the debate about Poland’s new law.
So what intuitions of right and wrong, fair and unfair, would we have if we were clairvoyant beings?
Although they don’t usually acknowledge it, transgender activists make philosophical claims, which are susceptible to philosophical critique.
On a topic of particular pertinence to our own cultural moment, Billy Wilder’s 1960 classic is a fascinating artefact well worth revisiting.
Other researchers have expressed concern that this unflattering image of conservatives might be an unfortunate manifestation of bias from within the academy.
The uncomfortable physiological feeling of hearing offensive speech, it would then seem, vindicates this view that one is being attacked.
In particular, works of art born out of identity politics may seem like significant artistic statements when they are made.
Open borders philosophy is wrong, because, like the failed ideologies of the past century, it doesn’t account for unpleasant facts about human nature and society.
What definition of spanking is used, etc. Local skirmishes about this will continue.
So what are Peterson’s views, and why did Newman consider them so controversial?
The willingness to displace all of the other people on a panel, people who presumably worked hard to earn those speaking opportunities, displays a level of ego that is striking.