The Truth About Propaganda
The term propaganda has its origins in the 17th century efforts of the Catholic Church to propagate its views and stem the rise of Protestantism.
Noam Shpancer
· 9 min read
Dealing with the Reality That Not Everyone Can Succeed
Two traits — general intelligence and self-control — are perhaps our best individual level predictors of living a successful life.
Brian Boutwell
· 6 min read
Stereotypes Can Hold Boys Back in School, Too
These expectations can work both ways: When researchers told children that boys and girls would perform the same, boys’ academic performance improved.
David Miller
· 5 min read
The Rise of the Right and the Triumph of Rhetoric
Ben Sixsmith
· 4 min read
Free Speech and the Regressive Left — the Road Back to Reason
A unified progressive opposition to Trump can come about only via a return to true progressive principles.
Jeffrey Tayler
· 11 min read
The Berkeley Riots and the Tyranny of the Righteous Minority
The entire narrative of the Western left is one of structural, systemic exploitation by the forces of patriarchy, economics, and social-conservatism.
Sumantra Maitra
· 6 min read
If You’re Reading This Essay, You Should Probably Have (More) Children
A number of popular articles (and books) have implored people to have fewer children as a way of minimizing anthropogenic global warming.
Jonathan Anomaly, Brian Boutwell
· 6 min read
On Moral Outrage and Humility
Much like I try to match my scholarly beliefs with intellectual humility, I rather hope to match my moral outrage with moral humility.
Patrick Chambers
· 5 min read
Feminism Needs to Talk About Responsibility — Not Just Rights
If we ask these accusers to explain themselves, are we blaming the victims? Possibly.
Irene Ogrizek
· 7 min read
Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson: Heroes for Moral Realism?
I see very little promise in grounding a moral realism (insofar as such a thing is ultimately a viable project) in terms of evolutionary fitness, and much more promise is taking Harris’ tack.
John Klasios
· 11 min read
Why Did Humans Evolve Big Penises But Small Testicles?
Somewhere in our evolutionary past how smart and social we are became the major control on our access to sexual partners — not how big or fancy a male’s penis is.
Mark Maslin
· 5 min read
Diversity for the Sake of Democracy
Diversity is the celebration of individuality and nonconformity, and democracy is most precious when it allows three hundred million individuals to reach a compromise out of love for their country.
Carrie Pritt
· 4 min read
Interview with Debra W. Soh, Sex Neuroscientist
Claire Lehmann
· 6 min read
The New Trump-ian Order
What I have outlined above are valid critiques of Trump’s policies which need to be vigorously pursued through constitutional channels and via Senatorial and Congressional opposition.
Sumantra Maitra
· 6 min read
Does Religion Cause Violence?
Make no mistake, we should be wary of the effects that beliefs might have.
Brian Boutwell, Jonathan Anomaly
· 10 min read