In Defense of Offense
The uncomfortable physiological feeling of hearing offensive speech, it would then seem, vindicates this view that one is being attacked.
Michael Robillard
· 15 min read
Identity Is Not a Straitjacket
In particular, works of art born out of identity politics may seem like significant artistic statements when they are made.
Geoffrey Lehmann
· 12 min read
Open Borders Is a Dangerous Idea
Open borders philosophy is wrong, because, like the failed ideologies of the past century, it doesn’t account for unpleasant facts about human nature and society.
George Gallatin
· 6 min read
The Spanking Debate Is Over
What definition of spanking is used, etc. Local skirmishes about this will continue.
Noam Shpancer
· 14 min read
A Deep Dive into Jordan Peterson's Channel 4 Interview
So what are Peterson’s views, and why did Newman consider them so controversial?
Uri Harris
· 10 min read
Lawsuit Exposes Internet Giants' Internal Culture of Intolerance
The willingness to displace all of the other people on a panel, people who presumably worked hard to earn those speaking opportunities, displays a level of ego that is striking.
Gideon Scopes
· 12 min read
Dishonesty and #MeToo in Canada's Literary Scene
The effect of the #MeToo movement, especially in Canada, is creating the same subdued atmosphere among men.
Irene Ogrizek
· 9 min read
Nobody's Victim — Interview with Samantha Geimer
The woman raped by Roman Polanski when she was thirteen reflects on her candid memoir, #MeToo, and the culture of victimhood.
Jamie Palmer
· 19 min read
Neo-Orientalism on the Left
This Orientalism has clouded how many on the Western Left understand and approach minority cultures within their own societies.
Imran Said
· 6 min read
Buy Banned Books
In our hyper-mediated, panoptical culture, where neurotic self-reference is now almost completely inescapable, the continuing contribution of imaginative fiction and investigative journalism has never been more necessary.
Bonny Brooks
· 9 min read
Academics Accuse Howard Dean of Repeating Falsehoods — Halloween Costume Scandal
Howard Dean of dishonesty for his remarks at a free speech panel held at an Ohio college last year, is finding support among other prominent academics.
Andy Ngo
· 5 min read
Becoming What One Is
Events that transpire around the world and large-scale societal changes seem to be far beyond the control of any single person.
Samuli Laukka
· 12 min read
The Elephant in the Brain — Hidden Motives in Everyday Life: Review
The core thesis of The Elephant in the Brain is that this has major implications for public policy that we are loathe to admit.
Samuel Hammond
· 9 min read
Walking the Tightrope Between Chaos and Order — Interview with Jordan B. Peterson
So when you talk about doing the right thing for yourself, your family, and society, there is a hierarchy there? Yourself comes first?
Andrew Kelman
· 30 min read
A Government of One
One singular fault line that Trump has truly exposed that could genuinely endanger America’s future.
Alistair Penny
· 9 min read