The Complicated Legacy of Colonial Contact
The effects of colonial contact, and the process of acculturation on small-scale societies, can be quite unpredictable.
The Tragic Case of Alfie Evans
Who, after all, would wish for another case like Alfie Evans or Charlie Gard?
Khalistan's Deadly Shadow
One brought down Flight 182, a massacre that remained, until 9/11, the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of aviation.
The Radical and the Moderate — Struggling with Martin Luther King's Legacy
If activists are embarrassed by constitutional norms, religious devotion, and American virtues, then what are the values around which a progressive movement can hope to organise?
I Marched to Defend Free Speech in the UK
Scottish people should have been a more visible presence, since the outcome of the case could curtail their freedom of speech.
The Return of the Canon Wars
By refighting the Canon Wars, there is hope that we can chart a more productive course than the one we have inherited.
Kanye West and the Future of Black Conservatism
When black people are asked what they think about myriad race-related issues, their answers often deviate from liberal orthodoxy.
Canada's Twitter Mobs and Left-Wing Hypocrisy
These are all cases of self-identified leftists excommunicating other leftists—silencing those who fail to heed the maximalist demands of trans activists.
Canada's Cult of the Noble Savage Harms Indigenous Peoples
Generations of Indigenous children were forcibly sent to church- and government-run residential schools, which systematically stripped away their culture and language.
The Incentives for Groupthink
What is groupthink? It is the powerful mechanism through which groups reinforce.
Is Political Diversity on the Op-Ed Page Worth Defending?
Steven Pinker and Counter-Enlightenment Convictions — Surprisingly Resilient
What are some of the classic experiments in psychology that you think an educated person should know about?
Who Will the Evergreen Mob Target Next?
An Evergreen professor of biology, Bret Weinstein, wrote an email in which he expressed opposition to the idea that self-segregation was a useful exercise.
Towards a Cognitive Theory of Politics
A Cognitive Theory of Politics can improve our understanding of contemporary political movements, such as the protests happening on college campuses.