The Impasse of Modernism and Postmodernism
The battlefield is indeed the university. How, then, does he characterize these two opponents?
Academic Journal Publishing Is Headed for a Day of Reckoning
Access to journals is crucial for how they do their work. But few research libraries can afford all the journal subscriptions needed by all of their faculty for all occasions.
The Demise of Public Language
You are sick to death with the unrelenting abuse of language in public life.
Racism Disguised as Anti-Racism
The lack of any ideological counterpoise has created a vacuum where ideas have no mechanism or incentive for moderation.
Cakeshop Conflicts — Let Them Eat Rights
What we are witnessing is not really a conflict of rights, but a conflict of conceptions of the good.
Resisting the Postmodern Ascendancy — An Interview with Ernest Suarez
The ALSCW started because of the ascendancy of postmodernist theory, but not because of the politics associated with postmodern theory.
A Defence of Jordan B. Peterson
Peterson is celebrated in the news media as a champion of free speech and liberal, democratic values, while in fact promoting a far-right worldview.
Why Didn't the Industrial Revolution Happen in Rome?
What, I wondered, would have happened had Jesus emerged in a Roman Empire that had gone through an industrial revolution?
A Brief History of Tolerance
The celebration of tolerance as an end in itself is a symptom of the shift from self-confident modern liberal democracies to the self-doubting postmodern ones.
The Politics of Science — Scientists Might Not Say What the Evidence Supports
The case for deferring to scientific consensus on politically contentious topics is much weaker. This is true because what scientists publicly say may differ from what they privately believe.
Should We Be Worried About GMOs?
GMOs interact with wider global systems that they could potentially undermine, with terrible consequence.
The Case for Moral Doubt
When you find yourself in a moral stalemate, where appeals to rationality and empirical reality have been exhausted.
Best of the Web — 26 November 2017
Education – Lindsay Shepherd and Wilfrid Laurier University, Heal Thyself Editorial, Globe and Mail Lindsay Shepherd and the Potential for Heterodoxy at Wilfrid Laurier University Raffi Grinberg, Heterodox Academy The Radical Left’s Apologia for Evil The Charles Manson Fallacy Paul Berman, Tablet The West’s Leftist Male ‘Intellectuals’ Who Traffic
Campus Counsellors and the Politicisation of Sexual Assault
Campus support for sexual assault victims often casts women as damaged for life. A college teacher makes the case for agency, recovery and street-smart safety.
JFK Conspiracies Are Slowly Dying
Browsing responses to the recent release of assassination documents, this is where the best reporting and analysis can be found.