Academic Freedom Under Threat in Sweden
The universities’ mission is to seek the truth. That is not possible without academic freedom.
Ivar Arpi
· 10 min read
Populism — Nostalgia's False Promise
Fear of individual and cultural extinction is both a cause and a product of the nostalgia so widespread in both Europe and America today.
Henry George
· 10 min read
Non-Believers Are Turning to the Bible
There are nonbelievers, though, who turn to the Bible for advice and inspiration and are “cultural Christians” in a deeper sense.
Ben Sixsmith
· 7 min read
I'm Uneasy About the #MeToo Movement
An assumption of personal responsibility is the sine qua non of independence and autonomy in a free society.
Lexa Frankl
· 13 min read
American Centrism Has Failed
Hillary Clinton was evidently a centrist all along, prizing vague pragmatism, hawkish foreign policy and entrenched norms instead of a unique political vision.
Alexander Blum
· 8 min read
New Futures Market for Bitcoin — Going Mainstream
As a result, Bitcoin is starting to look like a credible investment in any respectable financial portfolio.
Jason Potts and Marie-Anne Cam
· 4 min read
Against the Demonisation of Drugs
Drugs are able to save lives and ruin them; enhance your mind and numb it; heal your body and destroy it.
Sana Al-Badri and Marco Vega
· 12 min read
Roosevelt, Trump, and the Presidential Smile
“Character is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.” And what better marker of character is there than a smile?
Theo Zenou
· 12 min read
Intersectionality — Popper's Paradox
At the height of the Cold War, Western Marxists foresaw that the opportunity for an armed socialist revolution was bleak.
Sumantra Maitra
· 6 min read
The Implosion of Western Liberalism
By the end of the twentieth century, liberal democracy seemed not only triumphant but, to some, inevitable.
Patrick Lee Miller
· 22 min read
Best of the Web — November 5, 2017
Education The Surprising Revolt at the Most Liberal College in the Country Chris Bodenner, The Atlantic ‘As difficult as it is, it’s important we discuss the part played by genes in cognitive ability’ Dr Kathryn Asbury, Tes Too Many Colleges Flunk Trump 101 Frank Bruni, The New York Times
Quillette
· 1 min read
Problems of Privilege — Lessons from the French Revolution
It has almost been forgotten that the concept of privilege, and critiques of privilege as the source of society’s ills, are nothing new in history.
Blake Smith
· 9 min read
Mimesis Machines — Millennials
Rene Girard’s writing on mimesis raises several interesting questions about the current moment.
George Gallatin
· 6 min read
How the Politics of the Left Lost Its Way
One important – and overlooked – effect was how it changed the idea of the term “Left” in political terminology.
Geoffrey M Hodgson
· 5 min read
Education NGO Faces Backlash After Academics Retract Essay Citing Intelligence Research
The essay’s author and summit panelist, Toby Young, says he was blindsided at the sudden retraction two days after its publication.
Andy Ngo
· 5 min read