How the Science Wars Ruined the Mother of Anthropology Both revered and despised for the image of humanity she presented to the world, and for her conclusions about the Samoan people, in particular. Matthew Blackwell 11 Apr 2018 · 17 min read
Seeking Refuge in the Embattled Centre At once defiant and confessional, Shepherd declared that she had grown to distrust the motives and aspirations of left-wing âsocial justice warriors.â Genevieve Weynerowski 10 Apr 2018 · 12 min read
Becoming a Man âTo be a man in most of the societies we have looked at, one must impregnate women, protect dependents from danger, and provision kith and kin.â William Buckner 9 Apr 2018 · 12 min read
Kevin Williamson, Jeffrey Goldberg, and Victimhood Culture This is an unpopular opinion that even many pro-lifers find offensive. Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, in explaining why he fired Williamson. Bradley Campbell 6 Apr 2018 · 5 min read
Harris, Lilla, and the Politics of Identity For only then can reason ensure that the moral and social bonds of universal human brotherhood are sustained. John R. Wood, Jr. 31 Mar 2018 · 5 min read
A Plea To Trans Activists: We Can Protect Trans Rights Without Denying Biology Critical thinking is not hate; it builds understanding and establishes foundations that are robust and can protect trans people without compromising the rights of women. Debbie Hayton 30 Mar 2018 · 8 min read
"Basketball!" Deconstruction of a Hockey Game Taunt Perhaps there is a better remedy: alternate dispute resolution. Have the foursome meet face-to-face with Smith-Pelly (with his consent) in the presence of others. Let the taunters explain what they meant. Steven Lewis 29 Mar 2018 · 14 min read
"Which Side Are You On?" This question was robotically intoned by a dozen or so students led by a young woman in a âStay Wokeâ jacket. Andy Ngo 29 Mar 2018 · 7 min read
Why Jordan B Peterson Appeals to Me (And I Am on the Left) Petersonâs critics would be helping him refine his theories and hone his argumentation, moving our cultural conceptions of human nature forward. Alexander Blum 22 Mar 2018 · 11 min read
The Tyranny of the Subjective Among these is a preference for what have come to be called âtraditionally marginalized narratives. Elizabeth Finne 19 Mar 2018 · 15 min read
Why They Hate Margaret Atwood And yet, this being the bizarro world of 2018, Atwoodâs role in Rakâs University of Alberta event wasnât as a feminist heroine. Jonathan Kay 15 Mar 2018 · 18 min read
Escaping Conformity Conformity, broadly defined, is a tendency to act or think like members of a group. In psychology. Jacob Little 13 Mar 2018 · 14 min read
Incomprehension 501: Intro to Graduate School My last book purge found me deciding the fate of Slavoj ĆœiĆŸekâs Tarrying With The Negative, a book I read in a class on Shakespeare and political theory. S. A. Dance 6 Mar 2018 · 9 min read
Privilege: a Term That Has Lost Its Utility Which other voices would be promoted and approved by all, and how would they achieve that sort of prominence? How would any of this be to societyâs advantage? Genevieve Weynerowski 5 Mar 2018 · 6 min read
The Academic Mob and Its Fatal Toll âAcademic Mobbing, Or How To Become Campus Tormentors,â Eve Seguin wrote, âMobbing is social murder and, by definition, people cannot survive their own murder.â Brad Cran 2 Mar 2018 · 12 min read