Is There Evidence Trigger Warnings Work?
A distinction ought to be made between best practices for trigger warnings and trigger warnings as best practice.
Harry Chu
· 7 min read
Cultural Diversity and the Case for Free Speech
Speech codes often claim to protect ‘cultural diversity’ on campuses, but they often do the reverse.
Geoffrey Miller
· 15 min read
The Peterson Principle — Intellectual Complexity and Journalistic Incompetence
In contrast were the flawed reporting and misinformed commentary that characterized respected mainstream media reports.
Paul Benedetti
· 10 min read
Sex in STEM — Stubborn Facts and Stubborn Ideologies
In this essay, we’ll provide some background on the STEM controversy and consider multiple factors that might contribute to these sex differences.
David C. Geary and Gijsbert Stoet
· 16 min read
Don't Abandon the King Standard
How prevalent is it in our society, and what are its effects? How should our institutions attempt to dismantle it?
Christian Alejandro Gonzalez
· 8 min read
High Times in Southern California
Dry herbs, pre-rolls, oils, vaporisers, drinks, balms, and a host of different kinds of edibles were all available to the seasoned and the curious.
Jin An Hirst
· 6 min read
The Diversity Ideology
The diversity ideology’s adherents are laudable – to encourage tolerance and a respectful understanding of the different perspectives each community offers.
Evan Osborne
· 6 min read
Has Liberalism Failed?
Every regime hits peaks and troughs. What is the evidence that this present crisis is terminal failure, rather than another periodic setback?
Patrick Lee Miller
· 24 min read
The Case for Diversity
What are the arguments for and against diversity? It’s often claimed with certainty that a diverse workforce is good for a business’s bottom line.
James Damore
· 8 min read
Say Islamism — Stop
‘Islamism’ seems to offer the possibility of distinguishing Islam, the religion of over a billion Muslims, from the actions and ideas of violent movements that act in its name.
Blake Smith
· 7 min read
No, There's No Evidence of a Murder Wave Targeting Gay Americans
Wait a minute. Only four gay men were murdered in all of 2016? And then 20 the next year?
Walter Olson
· 4 min read
Our Tribes and Tribulations
Gathering by the campfire in our ideological tribes, we bask in the warm glow of unchallenged beliefs.
Jaspreet Gill
· 5 min read
Grid Girls and the Puritans
‘Grid Girls’ – models employed by Formula One for promotional purposes – have just discovered that their role is to be discontinued.
Kirio Birks
· 6 min read
The Problem with Poland's New Holocaust Law
This process of historical compression informs much of the debate about Poland’s new law.
John A. Litwinski
· 5 min read
The Discomforts of Being a Utilitarian
So what intuitions of right and wrong, fair and unfair, would we have if we were clairvoyant beings?
Hazem Zohny
· 6 min read