Did British Merchants Cause the Opium War?
Chen’s portrait of the Opium War places the role of British traders and their lobbying efforts in the foreground
Jeffery C. J. Chen
· 6 min read
The Forgotten Story of How Punching Up Harmed Science Fiction
Drama in the sci-fi/fantasy fandom may not be of great consequence for larger society (though the politicization of culture is a real and spreading problem).
Cathy Young
· 11 min read
The New McCarthyism — Blacklisting in Academia
What is the appropriate punishment for such verbal behavior? Reduction in salary? Firing? Firing plus blacklisting? Or, something else?
Edward Erwin
· 8 min read
A Closer Look at Anti-White Rhetoric
While affirming the ubiquity of anti-white rhetoric in progressive communities, Salam suggested it’s driven by motives beyond the simple highlighting of power structures.
Uri Harris
· 10 min read
Norms of Good Governance — Where Do They Come From?
What is it about humans that makes democratic norms stick? What are the traits that facilitate honesty and transparency in administration at the highest levels?
Adam Perkins
· 11 min read
Why It's Not OK to Hate Men
Misandry went out of fashion in the 1980s, when the idea that all feminists were man-haters was rightly ridiculed. Now it's back.
Tim Lott
· 10 min read
Intersectionality — A Review
“Intersectionality is a way of understanding and analyzing the complexity in the world, in people, and in human experiences.”
Christian Alejandro Gonzalez
· 10 min read
The Furore Over a Quebec Theatre Production Has Missed the Point
Quebec briefly played host this summer to a theatrical production described by one prominent artist as “reminiscent of blackface minstrel shows.”
Dan Delmar
· 7 min read
Nobody Should Listen to Twitter Mobs
Vox characterized the practice of dredging up tweets and trying to get people fired over them an “alt right” tactic.
Daniel Friedman
· 8 min read
The Problem with "Facts, Not Feelings"
The narrow emphasis on ‘facts not feelings’ reflects a widespread misunderstanding of the role evidence plays in the apprehension of truth.
John R. Wood, Jr.
· 8 min read
The World According to Realism
Realism’s central premise is that relations between states can be explained by the distribution of power in the international system.
Ryan Zielonka
· 9 min read
Do Britain's Muslims Have a Right Not to Be Offended?
But should all political comment on religion have to pass an offense test to be allowed?
Claire Fox
· 8 min read
Religions, Nations, and Other Useful Fictions
But it has been entirely exorcised, emptied of soul and Christianity, respecting only the machine underneath.
Alexander Blum
· 7 min read
A Striking Similarity — The Revolutionary Findings of Twin Studies
The British psychologist Cyril Burt had been accused of falsifying the results of twin studies and related research into the heritability of IQ.
Henrik B. Dynesen
· 10 min read
Moral Panic — Then and Now
Boycotts, de-platforming and witch hunts do “succeed” in the narrow sense that they can ruin lives. But they don’t change anyone’s privately held opinions.
Barrett Wilson
· 8 min read