Meritocracy and Its Discontents
Meritocratic reformers claimed that they wanted equality. But instead they sought to replace the aristocracy of birth with an aristocracy of ability.
J. Michael Yarros
· 13 min read
Stop Dunking on Trump Supporters
No one is beyond reach—unless everyone around them refuses to reach out.
Julian Adorney
· 9 min read
Close Down UNRWA
Western nations must not continue to contribute to a UN agency that is effectively controlled by a terrorist organization.
Richard Goldberg
· 12 min read
Concordia University 'Decolonises' Engineering
This will mark out the university as a place to avoid if you’re hoping for a serious education.
Lawrence M. Krauss
· 6 min read
Will the New Vaccine Help Eradicate Malaria?
The malaria vaccine may well help reduce deaths, but we should not exaggerate its efficacy.
Roger Bate
· 7 min read
Understanding the Jewish Catastrophe
Dan Stone's new book shows how important aspects of the Holocaust have been neglected in popular consciousness.
Ralph Leonard
· 12 min read
Zionism and Cancel Culture in the Adult Entertainment Industry
Adult-film stars have turned on Michael Lucas—effectively taking sides with a Hamas regime that regards homosexuality as a capital crime.
Pamela Paresky
· 5 min read
The Case Against Content Moderation
Aggressive content moderation is presented as a necessary response to hate speech and misinformation—but it's more like a moral panic.
Sam Kahn
· 15 min read
Thinking the Unthinkable
Appeasement and deterrence in a nuclear age.
Steve Salerno
· 14 min read
Here Comes the Bite
Peter Benchley’s ‘Jaws’ turns 50.
Kevin Mims
· 24 min read
Make Way for the Jesuits
In the seventeenth instalment of ‘Nations of Canada,’ Greg Koabel describes how The Society of Jesus became a powerful player in the colonization of North America.
Greg Koabel
· 25 min read
No, There’s No ‘Epidemic’ of Anti-Transgender Violence
Human Rights Campaign’s own data suggest trans Americans suffer a homicide risk that’s actually less than the U.S. average.
Brad Polumbo
· 8 min read
A Sanctuary No More
The strange afterlife of the Hong Kong democracy movement.
Aaron Sarin
· 11 min read