Astrobiology: The Rise and Fall of a Nascent Science
Premature claims, distorted results, and ‘decolonizing’ the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Lawrence M. Krauss
· 12 min read
Activism
A collection of 242 posts
The Stanford Rape Hoax
Jennifer Gries used claims of rape to punish a co-worker. Activists at Stanford used her lies for their own purposes.
Lona Manning
· 21 min read
Dismantle DEI Ideology
The disgraceful scenes at Stanford are a flawless embodiment of how diversity doctrine distorts academic life and constrains decision-making.
Heather Mac Donald
· 16 min read
Is There Such a Thing as a Good Academic-Activist?
The problem isn’t that some academics are activists. It’s that some academics do activism badly.
Holly Lawford-Smith
· 10 min read
A Conspiracy Theory of Connotations
The obsessive policing of language in the name of progress relies on magical thinking.
Oliver Traldi
· 7 min read
The Approaching Disintegration of Academia
Universities cannot withstand the assault on objective truth.
Mark Goldblatt
· 7 min read
Child Welfare and the Cash Panacea
Poverty is not the cause of abuse and neglect.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 6 min read
Scenes from a Marriage
In 2020, a British High Court judge ruled that actor Johnny Depp was probably a “wife beater.” Earlier this year, an American jury disagreed. Who got it right?
Charlotte Allen
· 70 min read
It’s Time the Green Movement Stopped Demonizing Nuclear
The pro-nuclear movement is gaining traction despite vocal opposition
Zion Lights
· 13 min read
Moral Toddlers Making a Mess
Adult toddlers throw tantrums for the same reason as children: they desperately want something and have no idea how to get it.
Robert Tracinski
· 6 min read
Reckon with This
We cannot rethink history to console those it embarrasses.
George Case
· 9 min read
Child Welfare Is Becoming a Joke
The field is mired in risible theory and impenetrable jargon, and increasingly divorced from concern with the welfare of children.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
· 6 min read
The Limits of Radical Protest
Those fighting for social change today would do well to heed Bayard Rustin’s advice about how to build sustainable and effective political movements.
Matt Johnson
· 12 min read
Against False Privilege
One of the biggest blunders of modern activism is the promotion of guilt and the demand for false privilege.
Niamh Jiménez
· 8 min read
The Wobblies’ Return
A lovingly restored 1979 film excavates the lost history of American radicalism.
Thomas Doherty
· 9 min read