The Neurodiversity Case for Free Speech
Newton wouldn’t last long as a ‘public intellectual’ in modern American culture.
Geoffrey Miller
· 20 min read
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Claire Lehmann
· 1 min read
Why It's Time To Stop Worrying About First World 'Gender Gaps'
There will never be perfect 50:50 gender parity in every field.
Aaron Neil
· 6 min read
Is Postmodernism Inherently Authoritarian?
Postmodernism is a broad school of thought. It has exerted influence throughout the humanities and social sciences.
Zane Beal
· 13 min read
Born 100 Years Ago, Anthony Burgess was a Genius who Fought for Free Speech
Despite his worldwide reputation as the creator of nightmare futures, many people are unaware of Burgess’s credentials as an outspoken opponent of literary censorship.
Andrew Biswell
· 5 min read
Trump's Warsaw Speech: Defending the West or Defending Illiberalism?
Donald Trump’s first major speech in Europe reminds me of the old Jewish joke in which two men ask a rabbi to resolve a dispute.
Cathy Young
· 8 min read
A Tale of Two Europes
After a reported 23 sexual assaults and four rapes, festival organizers decided to cancel next year’s event, citing that “Certain men… apparently cannot behave.”
Michael Aaron
· 9 min read
America’s Real Pivot
Trump’s speech highlighted these key aspirations, and struck the right notes, for his intended audience—the socially conservative.
Sumantra Maitra
· 6 min read
In Defence of Anonymity
Ben Sixsmith
· 4 min read
Are the Social Sciences Undergoing a Purity Spiral?
Haidt and others formed the Heterodox Academy, which is dedicated to arguing for a more intellectually diverse academy and now has almost 900 members.
Uri Harris
· 15 min read
Study Philosophy to Improve Thinking—A Case of False Advertising?
“That the discipline of philosophy trains students in highly transferable skills is evidenced by the fact that philosophy majors perform exceptionally well on the LSAT, GMAT, and GRE.”
Neven Sesardic
· 13 min read
Is America Heading for a Civil War?
The escalating political rhetoric on both sides has led Pat Buchanan to ask openly what some on the American Right have been pondering privately for a while.
Sumantra Maitra
· 6 min read
Laura Kipnis, Camille Paglia and the Redefinition of Sex
Kipnis’ cautionary tale dovetails with Camille Paglia’s collection of essays, Free Women, Free Men.
Irene Ogrizek
· 6 min read
Skepticism About White Privilege
White privilege is a central theme of the protests at Evergreen State College, University of Missouri, Yale University, and so on.
Spencer Case
· 11 min read
Confessions of a Hello Kitty Killer: The Pernicious Effects of Cuteness
Ranked by concentrated cutesiness, the ‘original’ smiley faces that launched a fad and first bothered me as a kid didn’t pack the punch of what they would devolve into.
Michael Brandow
· 18 min read